"The Art of Strategy - III"

After playing against Moz, Dextervar plays against Sergey, who has chosen templates M3 and Letos, and Dextervar plays two games using templates he has already used, i.e., templates that have been removed from his list but not from the list of the player he is playing against. Is that how it works? In principle, you could cross out templates from the full list each time, but the judge announces the Castle after the templates have been crossed out. At least, each player knows their Castle and will try to choose the template that suits them.

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So, first you say that players choose templates and Castles, and then you say that for the next game, templates are already crossed out? I don't quite understand your idea.

I think you're not referring to the method of crossing out when determining templates and factions, but rather to reducing the number of templates and factions in a player's list...

Here's an idea I just had.
We send the judge a list of "our" faction for the 1st and 2nd games, and ONE "our" template against each player. The judge "draws" a lot.
If Player 1 is drawn, then in the 1st game, the players play:
- on Player 1's template;
- the factions are already determined, as the list indicates which faction the player will have in the 1st game and the 2nd game.
In the 2nd game, Player 2's template is used, and the factions are already determined.
The judge can determine the color by drawing lots, or the players can determine it themselves, and then the players in the pair switch colors.

After the 1st and 2nd games, the templates and factions of Player 1 and Player 2 are crossed out from their full list. There are no repetitions, and there is no need to keep track of the lists of templates and factions, as they will already be known for all games of the tournament and will be indicated in the tournament table before it begins.

In my opinion, the idea of the tournament will be fulfilled, and all factions and templates will be played. :smile44: