ESPORTS

At least one (1) athlete from each pair must meet one of the following criteria:

• A full-time resident of MA, ME, NH, VT, RI, CT or NY
• A full-time student of a Massachusetts academic institute

• 17 & under
• 18 & over

*Ages as of June 1, 2021

Non-sanctioned tournament

• Games will be self-scored and self-officiated
• Scores are self-reported to LeagueSpot.com by Friday at 5:00 p.m. EST each week
• 6 weeks of swiss round play 
• Regular season games will be played best of 3.
• 2 weeks of playoffs for top 4 teams
• Minimum of six (6) rounds of play

General

• Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One (crossplay)
• 2v2 format
• Two (2) player minimum roster size
• Matches: best of five (3) games

Game settings:

• Game Mode: Soccar
• Arena: DFH Stadium
• Team Size: 2v2
• Bot Difficulty: No bots
• Mutators: None
• Region: US-East
• Joinable by: Name/Password

Team Settings:

• The team listed first on the website will be the team responsible for hosting the match.
• The team listed first on the website will be blue team.
• Primary and accent color are to be left as default.

Team colors

• Players may use any of the blue/green or orange/red/yellow color combinations for their respective side.
• Players who wish to see the default colors will be responsible for enabling that setting in the menus. (Options > Interface > Force Default Team Colors)
• Hosting team must create a name and password, and give it to their opponent.

• One player roster size
• Matches: best of three (3) battles

Game settings:

• Stock: 3
• Time: No limit
• FS Meter: Off
• Damage Handicap: Off
• Team Attack: On
• Damage Ratio: 1.0x
• Items: Off and none
• Pause: Off
• Hazard toggle: Off
• Score Display: On
• Show Damage: Yes
• Custom Stages: Off

Character selection

• Double blind: once both players have shown their character in the arena, they may not change to a different character.
•  Lobby host must give adequate time in between games to allow the opponent to possibly switch characters. They may not immediately start the next game upon re-entering the arena.

Stage selection:

• Players may choose to agree upon any legal stage. If players cannot agree upon a stage, then stage striking will determine which stage is played.

Stage striking

• Person who is listed first on the match page or loser of the previous crew battle will decide whether to strike first or second.
• Stage striking is locked into a P1>P2>P2>P1>P1>P2 order, with the remaining stage being the stage that is played.
• All subsequent stage selection in the crew battle will be decided by the loser of the previous game after the winner bans two stages. 
• Players will communicate stage strikes with each other through Discord.

Legal stages:

• Battlefield and any battlefield variant except those listed in the next sub-section

Final Destination and any omega variant except those listed in the next sub-section

• Pokémon Stadium 2
• Smashville
• Kalos Pokémon League
• Town & City
• Yoshi’s Island

Illegal Stages (including Omega and Battlefield variants)

• Dream Land GB
• Flatzone X
• Hanebow
• Mario Maker
• Mute City SNES
• Pac-Land
• Duck Hunt

Mii Fighters

•  All Mii fighter moveset combinations are legal
• Once a player has played a Mii fighter in a match, they must stick with the same movesets for that specific Mii fighter style (Gunner, Brawler, and Swordfighter)
• Players must inform their opponent of the Mii fighter’s moveset before the game begins if the opponent requests.

DLC

• Characters provided in downloadable content will only be allowed after they have been out for at least two weeks after the week in which they are released.
• It is highly recommended that players utilize an ethernet adapter for their Nintendo Switch.

General

• Players may NOT attack any other player through any form of communication (including in-person) based on race, religion, ethnic origin, national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
• Any form of collusion (i.e. a secretive agreement between teams to allow on team to win) is strictly forbidden.
• Players will need to keep their user account in good standing with the developer of the title they are competing in. Any sort of ban or suspension will be grounds for ineligibility. If a player believes the ban or suspension placed on their account was unjust, they may contact the league administration to make an appeal.
• No player may partake, either directly or indirectly, in betting or gambling based on the results of any Bay State Games matches

Usernames

• Usernames may NOT explicitly or implicitly reference anything sexual, gang-related, drug-related, offensive, or anything slanderous to Bay State Games or LeagueSpot.
• Players may not have any type of “barcode” username. This involves using a series of “I”s, “L”s, and “1”s to make a name look like a barcode.
• Discord usernames must be in the format <Example#1234>.
• Nintendo Switch usernames must be posted in the format <SW-1234-5678-9012>.
• Steam profiles must be linked to your Discord profile.
• These rules include in-game usernames, Discord usernames, names used on LeagueSpot, and any other username that players will use to interact with each other duing the course of the season.

Broadcasting and Spectating

• Players and teams will be allowed to stream  in real time, although it is recommended to put a delay on some titles such as Madden, where knowing a play could provide a slight competitive advantage.
• In-game spectators are allowed if both teams agree to allow it. The team asking to allow spectators will be responsible for proving that the other team’s captain has given consent.
• For titles with dedicated servers, if there is the ability to only see one team’s perspective only, then permission to spectate will not need to be granted.
• League administrators may override this rule if they are planning to host a stream.
• Recording a game for personal/team use is allowed and encouraged. 
• While streaming, players must follow the rules set in the player conduct section of this rulebook, the streaming platform’s code of conduct, as well as the code of conduct set by Bay State Games.