(Sugar Grove, IL) - Waubonsee Community College's Esports squad recently began their Fall regular season, with five players competing against opponents from other NJCAA institutions in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and one squaring off in Hearthstone. The Chiefs' Robert Erickson won his Smash Bros. matchup against a player from Ocean County (NJ) College three games to none. Jacob Loizzo received a win when his opponent from Monroe (NY) Community College, Sean Malmstrom, forfeited their match. Waubonsee's other three Smash Bros. players lost their matches. Jonathan Spliter fell three games to two to Hinds (MS) Community College's Jaylon Montgomery, Alex Lindquist also dropped his match 3-2 to a player from Ocean County (NJ) College, and Garrett Fill lost 3-0 to Jedadiah Rudder from Navarro College in Texas. Waubonsee's Quentin McDougle was victoriuos in his Hearthstone battle, downing a player from Iowa Central Community College three games to one.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a fighting game in which players work against one another to knock the other out of the arena within an 8-minute battle. In tournament play the participants fight one-on-one, choosing from a roster of characters from Nintendo and other third-party franchises. During the one-on-one battle each participant has three stocks (or lives) that must be reduced to zero before one fighter wins. Throughout the course of the battle each player accumulates damage, represented by the percentage displayed by their characters frame on the lower portion of the screen. The higher percentage of damage, the more easily they can be knocked out of the arena. However, this counter resets upon losing a stock.
Hearthstone is a turn-based card game between two opponents, using constructed decks of 30 cards along with a selected hero with a unique power. Players use their limited mana crystals to play abilities or summon minions to attack the opponent, with the goal of destroying the opponent's hero. Winning matches and completing quests earn in-game gold, rewards in the form of new cards, and other in-game prizes. Players can then buy packs of new cards through gold or microtransactions to customize and improve their decks. The game features several modes of play, including casual and ranked matches, drafted arena battles, and single-player adventures. New content for the game involves the addition of new card sets and gameplay, taking the form of either expansion packs or adventures that reward the player with collectible cards upon completion.