"Winter Evenings"

I can add another option to the proposed ones:
play in a round-robin format... Everyone plays against everyone else.

that's much more fun :). So, the strong ones remain (rather, the lucky ones), those who can find time for relaxation amidst their pressing and important matters :D. It's a pity that not everyone can participate :(, and now there are only four of us left.
But we still need to wait and see what Lord says.