Rules

The Rules is set of options available in Versus Mode in all of the Super Smash Bros. games. It allows a selection of the rules for a match before the fight itself. Shaded areas represent an option that first must be unlocked, in which the criteria to unlock it can be view by hovering over the shaded region.

Rules

Rule	Description
Rule: Time	In a time match, each fighter gains a one point for each KO and loses one point for each fall. The fighter/team with the most amount of points when the timer runs out is the winner. The length of a match can be set to any whole number of minutes from 1 to 99, as well as infinite time for an endless brawl.	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Rule: Stock	Each fighter begins with a set amount of lives, which goes down by one each time they are KO'd. The last player or team standing is the winner. The amount of lives each fighter starts with can be set from 1 to 99.	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Rule: Coin	In a Coin Battle, attacking a player makes them drop Smash coins. The amount of currency a fighter drops depends on the strength of the attack. The fighter or team with the most coins when time runs out is the winner.	N	Y	Y	N	Y
Rule: Bonus	Instead of KOing other fighters to compete for the most points, the winner of a Bonus match is determined by the amount of points a fighter have obtained via bonuses.	N	Y	N	N	N
Handicap	Changes knockback given and received from each attack, ranging on a scale from 1 to 9. Sets each player's damage percentage at the beginning of each stock, ranging from 0% to 300%, in increments of 10%. Setting this to Auto sets each player's handicap based on previous wins and losses.	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Damage Ratio	Sets how much knockback is received from attacks. The higher the number, the further the player will be launched. Players can set the ratio from .5 to 2.0., in increments of .1. The default ratio is 1.0.	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Stage Choice: Choose	Any player can select the stage to play on.	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Stage Choice: Random	Stages will be picked randomly.	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Stage Choice: Turns	Players take turns to choose stages, starting with Player 1.	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Stage Choice: Ordered	Stages are played in a set order.	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Stage Choice: Loser's Pick	The loser of the last match gets to pick the next stage.	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Item Switch	Sets which items can appear in the match. The item spawn rate can be set to None, Low, Medium, or High. Melee also includes the choices of "Very Low" and "Very High".	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Character customization	Sets whether or not customized fighters can be used.	N	N	N	Y	Y

More Rules

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, the More Rules section must be unlocked by getting a total of 200 KOs in Vs. Mode matches.

Rule	Description
Stock & Time	Sets the time limit for stock matches.	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Team Attack	Sets whether or not fighters on the same team can damage each other. Disabled by default.	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Pause Function	Sets whether or not players can pause in the middle of a match.	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Score Display	Sets whether or not to displays each fighters' scores on the screen in a timed match. Disabled by default.	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
SD Penalty	Selects how many points a fighter loses upon self-destructing: 1 point, 2 points or no points.	N	Y	N	Y	Y
Damage Gauge	Set whether or not to display the damage percentage of each fighter on the screen. Enabled by default.	N	N	Y	Y	Y
Random Stage Switch	Sets which stages can be chosen when the stage choice is set to Random. Available only when all playable stages are unlocked.	N	Y	Y	Y	Y