(10-09-2012 04:57 PM)Eijolend Wrote:  I'll post an update later today with all the participants so far, etc.

For the format it will most likely depend on how many people we get. I think the Group Stages with everyone playing 2 games against each other from the World Cup worked really well and I'd like to adapt that if we get at least 16 players.

A big thing is I want to assure that everyone gets to play at least a couple of games, so Swiss or Double Elimination should work as well. Probably with everyone playing 1 game as p1 and one game as p2 as well. Swiss would be interesting since it allows for Ties, which would eliminate the need for a Tie-Breaker (which is quite hard to find as discussed in the World Cup Thread) until the very end.

Does that sound good? Your input would be very much appreciated.

• Group A
  α/β/γ/δ/ε/ζ/η/θ
• Group B
  ι/κ/λ/μ/ν/ξ/ο/π
  

1. Point total (win = 1, draw = 0.5, loss = 0)
2. OPT (opponent's point total) [ex.: if α draws with β, and α has played against γ, δ, ε and ζ, the sum of γ, δ, ε and ζ's points is counted. Highest number wins (theoratically, if your opponents' sum of points is higher then those of some other guy, you have matched stronger opponents)]
3. Head-to-Head result
4. Tiebreak match: same rules as final matches*, explained below
   

(10-09-2012 05:37 PM)Coolwhip18 Wrote:  Prizes just bragging rights?

(10-10-2012 02:55 AM)Eijolend Wrote:  I updated the Opening Post - check it out: click

I like the idea of having 2 separate group doing swiss system, but matching group A vs. group B at the end seems a bit awkward if you do it for all places, since there's no guarantee place 7 of A will have similar skill to place 7 of B. Probably pure swiss would be better for that purpose, but I'm not sure.
And yeah not requiring a 2^n number of entrants is a big plus.

As for Tie-Breakers in the final ranking, I agree with your OPT (also known as Buchholz system afaik) and Head-to-Head. I'm not sure if I like an additional match after the round is already over or some arbitrary tiebreaker (for example a turns taken count like the Outwitters World Cup has) is better. Both feel kinda clunky.

(10-09-2012 05:37 PM)Coolwhip18 Wrote:  Prizes just bragging rights?

I'm afraid so, since the main purpose of this tournament is to get players started with the competitive side of Outwitters.

• Most wins
• BOPT (beaten opponents point total): only opponents who you've beaten are counted
  

(10-10-2012 04:41 AM)bmike Wrote:  If you need a player (or a sub) ask me to a friendly game on game center (bmike) and I'll gladly join the fun of this tourney.