Poyo (Rick/Pink Kirby) vs M. Meister (Chef Kawasaki/Knuckle Joe/Magolor) Kirby Air Riders City Trial

Hey guys! So ever since I got Rainbow MAX, I've gotten pretty bored of Ranked/Free Play. Since there's not really a public leaderboard, there's not really much of a point to play anymore, that plus it being filled with bots (although that issue is at least a lot better since the patch), also just made it pretty numbing/unsatisfying to play as well

So with that said, I've been playing City Trial 1v1s! I've been trying the past few weeks with different rulesets, playing everyone I can, to find a ruleset both keep consistent competitive integrity, as well as enough legal Stadiums to not feel shallow, as well as encourage character diversity. I've been trial and error'ing it a bunch, with everyone I can play, and I think I've found the most consistent + non-shallow ruleset for 1v1, that everyone I've played the past few days has told me they like! The ruleset is below, for anyone who wants to try it out! I'd love to see tournaments ran with this! =]


Stadium Vote: OFF

Neutrals: Dustup Derby (all except DD4), Single Race (all except Fantasy Meadows, Floria Fields and Nebula Belt), Gourmet Race

Counterpicks: Air Glider, Target Flight (all), Skydive (both)

*Selecting Dustup Derby, Single Race, Target Flight or Skydive counts as one Stadium, and all except the mentioned toggled off ones, are enabled

Match procedure
-If you select Kirby, you must tell your opponent which color Kirby you're using

Game 1
-Both players select their character and play with Stadium Vote off with the 3 neutrals selected as the active Stadiums
-If there is a dispute about who reveals their character first, either player may request a blind pick, in which they privately tell a third party which character they will be going game 1

Game 2 Onwards
-Winner of the previous match bans 1 legal Stadium

-Loser of the previous game selects 3 legal Stadiums to be Active Stadiums for the next game

-Winner of the previous game reveals their character

-Loser of the previous game reveals their character

Ties
-If a set is not tied at set point (such as a 2-2 set in a 3 out of 5), ties count 1 win for both players

-If game 1 ties: The game counts as a win for both players and game 1 is played again with the game 1 Active Stadiums, but players are allowed to change their characters. If there's a dispute on who reveals their character first, a blindpick can be called upon, just like game 1. This same procedure continues if the following game(s) after game 1 tie.

-If game 2 onwards tied: As long as it's not tied set point, it counts as a win for both players. The game following the tie will again be the loser of the previous game's counterpick Active Stadiums, as well as the winner of the previous game having 1 Stadium ban, but the ban and Stadium selection can be re-selected, to not have to be the same as the tied game's

-If a game ties when the set count is tied at set point, a 3 minute rematch is done with the same Active Stadiums and same characters


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