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I understand that everyone considers the random removal of "missed" factions to be fair.
Then I have a counter-proposal, which, in my opinion, is fairer than any removal and corresponds to the spirit and rules of the tournament.
Let the rule of using the remaining factions continue until the second playoff for those players who, by chance, missed a game and made it
to the first playoff.
That is, he will simply have not one faction left for the playoff, as everyone else does, but two, and he will be obliged to distribute them for the first two rounds of the playoff.
How do the judges feel about this option?
In my opinion, it is much fairer than removals!
I'm ready to argue!!
P.S. I am providing a quote so that you don't have to look for it:
Regarding the last remaining faction and how it will be determined, I think this question is still open. I agree with dwp; the player will still plan which faction he will leave for the first game of the final series, i.e., having two factions left, the participant will most likely know exactly which faction he will save for dessert and which he will use in the last game of the group stage, and if this last game does not happen (not due to the participant's fault, by the way), then it is, in my opinion, wrong to deprive him of the right to choose!
There is a proposal: the participant who is awarded an automatic victory must, in any case, declare his faction for this "game," which will then be removed from his list. Since all this will happen in advance, all participants will approach the games in the final round with only one faction left in their lists.
"Шанс есть всегда, но не везде." ;)