darmoose
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We played a RR tournament in Philly last year, run by Cory and promoted by Mitch. I think it was fun to play in, allowed everyone to play plenty of games, and no one was eliminated from the competition until late into the tournament.
In that tournament we had five players, and played four games with each of the other four players. Score was kept of total games won, and the two highest games winners played off for the title and the cash. It was Mitch and I in the finals, which I won.
But, the important point is that at least three, maybe four players had a chance to win going into their fnal round of play.
I like the RR format for our tournament, and here is the criteria I think would make it work.
Sunday is reserved for final elimination play only, so we need to decide how many players can make it into the final elimination play. If it is eight, it will take three rounds to complete Sunday's play (for example).
All round robin play is to be completed on Friday and Saturday. I like playing each other player an even number of games, so the breaks are equal. So, you break the field up into eight groups of four players. You determine the number of games to be played with each other player by calculating an average game time, times the number of hours of play we want each day. For example, if we want 10 hours of play per day, each of the four players in a group, assuming 30 minutes per avg game, would play two other players four games each. This would allow an extra two hours per day for slow play.
If there are ties in the total number of games won, during the RR rounds, a playoff is used the break the ties (maybe a race to two or three) on Saturday night. If time permits on Friday, players can start a third round, and only partially finish, to create extra time available on Saturday if needed.
ON Sunday, you are left with eight players who play a single elimination tournament of races to three, requiring three rounds and done.
In that tournament we had five players, and played four games with each of the other four players. Score was kept of total games won, and the two highest games winners played off for the title and the cash. It was Mitch and I in the finals, which I won.
But, the important point is that at least three, maybe four players had a chance to win going into their fnal round of play.
I like the RR format for our tournament, and here is the criteria I think would make it work.
Sunday is reserved for final elimination play only, so we need to decide how many players can make it into the final elimination play. If it is eight, it will take three rounds to complete Sunday's play (for example).
All round robin play is to be completed on Friday and Saturday. I like playing each other player an even number of games, so the breaks are equal. So, you break the field up into eight groups of four players. You determine the number of games to be played with each other player by calculating an average game time, times the number of hours of play we want each day. For example, if we want 10 hours of play per day, each of the four players in a group, assuming 30 minutes per avg game, would play two other players four games each. This would allow an extra two hours per day for slow play.
If there are ties in the total number of games won, during the RR rounds, a playoff is used the break the ties (maybe a race to two or three) on Saturday night. If time permits on Friday, players can start a third round, and only partially finish, to create extra time available on Saturday if needed.
ON Sunday, you are left with eight players who play a single elimination tournament of races to three, requiring three rounds and done.