Users on the website also discuss tournament rules and create tier lists that rank playable characters in all five games of the Super Smash Bros. series.
Smashboards was founded in 2002 as Smash World by Ricky "Gideon" Tilton.
[1] It went on to become one of the largest independent competitive gaming communities in the world.
[2] In September 2008, Major League Gaming acquired Smashboards.com,[3] and in November 2012, Chris "AlphaZealot" Brown, one of the site's moderators, purchased the site from Major League Gaming.
[5] Additionally, players frequently discuss the rankings for playable characters and the administrators release forum posts of official tier lists.