• For the ruleset for The Wolf Warrior, click here
• For the ruleset for From Pack to Pack, click here

Battle for the Den General Ruleset

Welcome to Battle for the Den! So, you want to take part in Battle for the Den and wonder how it works. Well, here are all the info you need regarding registration, check-in and matches!

Table of contents

• Battle for the Den General Ruleset
  • Table of contents
  • Preface
  • Discord
  • Language
  • Registration
  • Check-in
  • Starting the tournament
  • Getting into a game
  • Sportsmanship and lag
  • Region-locked tournament
    • Region guide
  • Cash prizes
  • Game-specific rules
    • Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior
    • Breakers Revenge
    • Dan-Ku-Ga
    • Fighting EX Layer: Another Dash
    • Garou: Mark of the Wolves
    • Guilty Gear -STRIVE-
    • Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R
    • Idol Showdown
    • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future
    • Karnov's Revenge
    • The King of Fighters ’98 Ultimate Match Final Edition
    • The King of Fighters XV
    • Pocket Bravery
    • Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
    • Rivals 2
    • Samurai Shodown 2019
    • Street Fighter Alpha 3
    • Street Fighter III: Second Impact
    • Street Fighter III: Third Strike
    • Street Fighter The Movie
    • Them's Fightin' Herds
    • Ultra Fight Da! Kyanta 2
    • Vampire Savior
    • Windjammers 2
  • Addendum
  • Changelog

Preface

WolfTV abides by a strict no-hate policy as well as the Fighting Game Code of Conduct. Please refer to the #rules channel in the WolfTV Discord for more information.

Discord

All participants to a Battle for the Den tournament must be present in the WolfTV Discord and assign themselves the Battle for the Den role. Failure to join the WolfTV Discord will result in an automatic diqualification.

Language

In order to facilitate communication between players, tournament admins and mods, we request that all people who take part in the Battle for the Den environment to favor English over other languages. (Although don't worry if your English is on the poor side, as long as we can all understand you)

Registration

Registration for a specific Battle for the Den event is done using the corresponding event link. The exact procedure may differ depending on the website used, so make sure to follow the instructions which come up on screen.

Registration deadlines may differ from event to event.

Participants under the age of 18 must submit a consent letter from their parent or legal guardian to the TOs (@The TO Pack in the Discord) and cannot take part in tournaments for games rated PEGI 18. Children under 12 are not allowed to take part in tournaments where cash prizes are involved.

An active subscription to the game platform's online service (e.g. PlayStation Plus, Nintendo Switch Online, Xbox Game Pass Core, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate) may be required to take part in a given tournament.

Check-in

You will be required to check-in before the event starts. The check-in period begins 30 minutes before the event starts and ends on the planned start time and will be done through the specific event page (The one where you registered) No admin-side check-in will be done before, during or after the check-in period outside of very specific cases, so don't forget to check-in!

Starting the tournament

Once you are checked-in, you will have to wait for the tournament to start. A tournament admin will ping the specific game role when the tournament is ready to start. As such, any games played before the admin greenlight will not count towards tournament results.

Getting into a game

Once the tournament starts, the tournament admin will call out which rounds of the tournament can be played. Please wait until your current tournament round has been called out before playing the associated match.

In order to communicate with your opponent, you can use the #singles-general channel. Please be aware though that said channel may get easily cluttered, so we recommend you create a thread there if you want to communicate with your opponent.

Sometimes, tournament admins may decide a match should be streamed live. In this case, players involved in the match will be informed at the same time the tournament round gets called out, and communication will happen using the #singles-stream-arena channel. Please note the #singles-stream-arena channel cannot be used for non-streamed matches.

If you do not show up to your match in the 10 minutes after it was marked as both playable and available, you will be DQed. If you are playing in another online bracket at the same time, please warn The TO Pack before the tournament starts and eventually indicate in your Discord nickname that you are plaing in said other bracket.

Sportsmanship and lag

We want to remind everyone to keep civil in the discussions and follow some basic principles of sportsmanship. In case of disagreement, please warn a mod or tournament admin, we will then take appropriate action depending on the situation.

Given the context of online tournaments, technical issues such as extreme lag may happen. In case this happens, please ask a mod or tournament admin for help so we can try and debug the situation and make the appropriate decision once we have all the data available.

Please note that by default, players playing on Wi-Fi will be disqualified when involved in lag situations.

Region-locked tournament

Some tournaments may be locked to certain parts of the world. If so, please only register for tournaments specific to your region. Entering an out-of-region tournament may result in you getting banned from both the event you registered for and a later, equivalent tournament catered towards your region

Region guide

• 🇮🇳 Central Asia: India, Russia-Center (Siberian, Ural), Pakistan
• 🇯🇵 East Asia: Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Russia-East (Far Eastern)
• 🇪🇺 Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland), Norway, Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra, Vatican City, San Marino, Montenegro, Liechtenstein, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania, Moldova, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia-West (Northwestern, Central, North Caucasian, Southern, Crimea, Volga), Israel, Palestine
  • Western Europe: United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Monaco, Andorra, Vatican City, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Malta, Luxembourg
  • Central Europe: Germany, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia
  • Northern Europe: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia-Kaliningrad
  • Southern Europe: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Israel, Palestine
• 🇲🇦 Maghreb: Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Western Sahara, Canary Islands, Madere Islands, Lybia, Mauritania
• 🇸🇦 Middle East: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Turkey, Lebannon
• 🇺🇸 North America: United States, Canada, Mexico, Greenland, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, British Virgin Island, Cayman Islands
• 🇦🇺 Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Indonesia, Fiji, Tonga, Wallis and Futuna, Tuvalu, Samoa, Papua New Guinea
• 🇿🇦 South Africa: South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Bostwana, Nambia, Madagascar, Réunion, Mayotte, Maurititus
• 🇧🇷 South America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela

Cash prizes

An event may reward good placing players with a cash prize in some instances. Should this happen, the total cash prize for the event will be communicated ahead of the tournament, and will be split between the Top 3 placements as follows:

• 1st: 1/2 of the cash prize (50 %)
• 2nd: 1/3 of the cash prize (~33 %)
• 3rd: 1/6 of the cash prize (~17 %)

Some additional requirements may need to be met in order to claim their prize, such as having an account on a given website. Failure to meet those requirements 10 days after the event has ended will result in you no longer being eligible to get any prizes. In which case the cash prize will be redistributed between all players who met the requirements. Should all 3 winners of the prize pot not meet the requirements, the pot will be redistributed either as part of the pot for a future event or as sponsorship money for partnered events.

Game-specific rules

• In all of the following rulesets, the highest seeded player is referred to as Player 1 and his opponent as Player 2 by default. The players may however agree to switch sides. If the players disagree to switching sides, they may ask a TO to flip a coin to decide who is Player 1 and who is Player 2.
• Ties: In case the current game ends in a tie, both players get a point. If the tie is decisive (e.g. a tie after a 2-2 situation in a FT3 match) then the game is replayed until the tie is broken.

Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters except Wyler are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• (Fightcade) Please do not spectate the stream matches directly on Fightcade as this may cause techinical issues

Breakers Revenge

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters except Bai-Hu are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• (Fightcade) Please do not spectate the stream matches directly on Fightcade as this may cause techinical issues

Dan-Ku-Ga

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• (Fightcade) Please do not spectate the stream matches directly on Fightcade as this may cause techinical issues

Fighting EX Layer: Another Dash

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters

Garou: Mark of the Wolves

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• (Fightcade) Please do not spectate the stream matches directly on Fightcade as this may cause techinical issues

Guilty Gear -STRIVE-

• The tournament is played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• Please use one of the following stages in order to minimize slowdowns: Seventh Heaven District, Lars Canyon, Council of Three

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R

• The tournament will be played on the main branch (Disable all betas before joining)
• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• Gold/Shadow/EX Characters are banned
• You can switch characters and assists if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters

Idol Showdown

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• You can switch characters and assists if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters or assists

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters except Pet Shop are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• Loops are limited to 3 repetitions.
• 1 Tandem per combo. 2 Tandems allowed if the first causes a stand crash and ends right after. (ABCx5 > Stand crash on first repetition > rest of the tandem repetitions > into another tandem NOT allowed)
• Avdol Ankh Glitch is Banned
• Game crashing or softlocking glitches are banned
• Gray Fly Stage is soft banned - if both players agree to a reset, the reset will serve no penalty to either player. If one person doesn't want to reset, you may not reset.
• No Debug Mode
• (Fightcade) Please do not spectate the stream matches directly on Fightcade as this may cause techinical issues
• WolfTV and the Battle for the Den series are not affiliated with or sponsored by Capcom

Karnov's Revenge

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• (Fightcade) Please do not spectate the stream matches directly on Fightcade as this may cause techinical issues

The King of Fighters ’98 Ultimate Match Final Edition

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters (including alternate versions) are allowed except for the following:
  • Orochi Leona
  • Orochi Iori
  • Omega Rugal
  • Goenitz
  • Orochi
• All Power Modes are allowed
• You can switch characters or power modes if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters or power modes
• You can change the order of your characters at any point during the set

The King of Fighters XV

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• You can change the order of your characters at any point during the set

Pocket Bravery

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters

Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• (Fightcade) Please do not spectate the stream matches directly on Fightcade as this may cause techinical issues

Rivals 2

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Top 6 is played in a First to 3 format
  • Top 6 includes Winners Semis, Winners Finals, Losers Quarters, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals
• All characters are allowed
• Gentlemen's Clause: A game can be played on any stage in the game if the players agree to it
• Set Procedure:
  1. Players select their charactersPlayers select their characters
  2. Player 1 bans one starter stage
  3. Player 2 bans two starter stages
  4. Player 1 picks the first game stage among the two remaining starter stages
  5. Game 1 is played
  6. The winner of the previous game bans two stages from the full stage list
  7. The loser of the previous game picks the next game stage among the remaining stages
  8. The winner announces any character switch
  9. The loser announces any character switch
  10. Play the next game
  11. Repeat steps 6 to 10 until a winner is determined
• Stage selection:
  • Starters: Aetherian Forest, Julesvale, Merchant Port, Godai Delta, Hodojo
  • Counterpicks: Hyperborean Harbor, Rock Wall, Air Armada, Tempest Peak, Fire Capital
• Dave’s Stupid Rule: You cannot pick a stage you’ve already won on during the set
• Out of region players are allowed in the tournament at their own risk, as long as they connect to one of the following servers:
  • For Europe & Maghreb region tournaments:
    • France
    • North Europe
    • West Europe
  • Note: Out of region players will still be DQed by default if the ping makes it unplayable for in-region players, or if they fail to connect to the indicated servers.

Samurai Shodown (2019)

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• We recommend using the "Dojo" stage during online matches in order to minimize frame drops

Street Fighter Alpha 3

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• All ISM are allowed
• You can switch characters and ISM if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters or ISM
• (Fightcade) Please do not spectate the stream matches directly on Fightcade as this may cause techinical issues
• WolfTV and the Battle for the Den series are not affiliated with or sponsored by Capcom

Street Fighter III: Second Impact

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters except Gill are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• (Fightcade) Please do not spectate the stream matches directly on Fightcade as this may cause techinical issues
• WolfTV and the Battle for the Den series are not affiliated with or sponsored by Capcom

Street Fighter III: Third Strike

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters except Gill are allowed
• All Supers are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• You can switch Supers at any time during the match
• (Fightcade) Please do not spectate the stream matches directly on Fightcade as this may cause techinical issues
• WolfTV and the Battle for the Den series are not affiliated with or sponsored by Capcom

Street Fighter The Movie

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• The Super Armor glitch is banned (Affected characters: Guile, Ken, Zangief)
• (Fightcade) Please do not spectate the stream matches directly on Fightcade as this may cause techinical issues
• WolfTV and the Battle for the Den series are not affiliated with or sponsored by Capcom

Them's Fightin' Herds

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters

Ultra Fight Da! Kyanta 2

• The tournament is played in a First to 3 format
• All characters, ratios, types and Ultras are allowed
• You can switch characters, ratios or types if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters, ratios or types
• You can switch Utras or change the team order at any time during the set

Vampire Savior

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Top 6 is played in a First to 3 format
  • Top 6 includes Winners Semis, Winners Finals, Losers Quarters, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals
• All characters are allowed
• You can switch characters if you lost the previous game, however the winner cannot switch characters
• (Fightcade) Please do not spectate the stream matches directly on Fightcade as this may cause techinical issues
• WolfTV and the Battle for the Den series are not affiliated with or sponsored by Capcom

Windjammers 2

• The tournament is played in a First to 2 format
• Winners Finals, Losers Semis, Losers Finals and Grand Finals are played in a First to 3 format
• All characters are allowed
• Gentlemen's Clause: A game can be played on any stage in the game if the players agree to it
• Set Procedure:
  1. Players select their characters
  2. The first stage is picked at random
     • Player 1 is advised to press the "Random" button 3 times to confirm the pick
     • If the final pick lands on a banned stage, Player 1 should press Random until a legal stage is picked
  3. Game 1 is played
  4. The winner of the previous game bans one stage from the full stage list
  5. The loser of the previous game picks the next game stage among the remaining stages
  6. The winner announces any character switch
  7. The loser announces any character switch
  8. Play the next game
  9. Repeat steps 4 to 8 until a winner is determined
• Stage selection:
  • Starters: Beach, Clay, Lawn, Arena, Tiled, Rooftop, Ring, Junkyard, Stadium
• Dave’s Stupid Rule: You cannot pick a stage you’ve already won on during the set
• All platforms are allowed

Addendum

• Players are advised to use an Ethernet cable to connect to their router. In case the device you're using does not have an Ethernet port (e.g. Nintendo Switch, Laptop, Smartphone...), here is our recommended USB to Ethernet adapter: United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Germany

Please note that by default, players playing on Wi-Fi will be disqualified when involved in lag situations.

• All input devices are allowed as long as they follow the following specifications:

  • Each button or input must only be mapped once on the device
  • Macro and turbo inputs are banned
    • A macro input is defined as a single button mapped to pressing multiple button inputs, either simultaneously on in a sequence
      • Macros allowed on the software side by the game are excluded from this rule
      • Macros mapped whithin the emulator software are included in this rule
    • A turbo input is defined as a single button being switched periodically between a pressed and unpressed state from holding said button
  • The device is equipped with an SOCD cleaning method for D-Pad inputs. The SOCD cleaning must occur as follows, unless specified otherwise in the game’s ruleset:
    • Left + Right = Neutral (4+6 = 5)
    • Up + Down = Neutral (2+8 = 5) OR Up + Down = Up (2+8 = 8)
  • Analog to Digital conversions are allowed for both the Left Stick and Right Stick inputs. Exact specifications may vary on a per game basis.

• Players in the same online event are not allowed to share setups (A setup includes a screen, a console/PC, an input device and a copy of the game). If two players are found to be sharing a setup or elements of their setups after check-ins, leading to the tournament being slowed down, then both players will be disqualified

• Using software hacks to tamper with the game’s programming or your inputs will result in a permanent ban from all future WolfTV events. Examples include (but are not limited to) using hacks to automatically react to Drive Impact or instantly block overheads in Street Fighter 6, or using hacks to play as NPC bosses in KOFXV (e.g. Re Verse, Otoma=Raga, Rugal-Boss, Goenitz-Boss)

  • Cosmetic mods are allowed as long as they don’t interfere with the gameplay or the game’s online connectivity. Examples include (but are not limited to) most palette swap mods in Fightcade, the English voice mod in DNF Duel or most Potato mods

Changelog

• 2024/06/28 - 17:08 UTC: Added DQ clause for out of region players in Rivals 2
• 2024/06/27 - 12:28 UTC: Added rules for Rivals 2, Street Fighter The Movie; Updated stage rules for Windjammers 2
• 2024/04/25 - 19:05 UTC: Removed individual arena channels, renamed Discord channels
• 2024/04/06 - 19:14 UTC: Clarified European Union, United Kingdom
• 2024/03/17 - 15:26 UTC: Added rules for Dan-Ku-Ga
• 2024/02/24 - 15:18 UTC: Added rules for Ultra Fight Da! Kyanta 2, Art of Fighting 3; updated rules for Street Fighter III: Third Strike
• 2024/01/06 - 10:26 UTC: Fixed typo
• 2024/01/05 - 19:10 UTC: Added rules for KOF98 UMFE & Pocket Bravery, removed spectator rules for Idol Showdown
• 2023/12/12 - 11:30 UTC: Added rules about ties
• 2023/11/28 - 18:40 UTC: Fixed typos
• 2023/11/27 - 16:10 UTC: Added rules for Idol Showdown
• 2023/10/31 - 10:15 UTC: Added ruling on no-shows during matches
• 2023/10/25 - 09:25 UTC: Added legal information pertaining to Capcom IPs, fixed Windjammers 2 ruleset
• 2023/10/24 - 17:20 UTC: Removed ruleset for some games
• 2023/10/23 - 19:50 UTC: Added stage ruleset for Windjammers 2, clarified Player 1/Player 2 side pick
• 2023/10/17 - 08:40 UTC: Moved Israel and Palestine to Europe region
• 2023/10/12 - 16:38 UTC: Removed DLC clause, added paragraph on software hacks
• 2023/10/12 - 08:39 UTC: Added additional rulings on input devices, added rulesets for Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 and Windjammers 2, extended FT3 period for Vampire Savior to Top 6
• 2023/10/09 - 22:00 UTC: Added more countries to Middle East region
• 2023/08/09 - 14:00 UTC: Updated Xbox terminology to reflect changes to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass
• 2023/07/09 - 11:11 UTC: Removed mention of game Discord roles, moved page to ./rules_den.html
• 2023/05/29 - 13:15 UTC: Added Vampire Savior, adjusted terminology
• 2023/04/19 - 08:10 UTC: Added no-spectate rule for Fightcade events
• 2023/04/05 - 08:30 UTC: Updated region description and sub-regions for Europe
• 2023/04/01 - 11:30 UTC: Added information about Karnov's Revenge, Street Fighter III: Second Impact and Street Fighter III: Third Strike
• 2023/03/20 - 21:30 UTC: Added Region Guide
• 2023/03/01 - 11:00 UTC: Added information about Street Fighter Alpha 3
• 2023/01/14 - 15:45 UTC: Added associated Discord roles
• 2023/01/11 - 09:00 UTC: Removed mentions of Matcherino