If a player knows that after a defeat, they will have to wait, say, 20 games, the interest will quickly fade.

A player who has played once has used their chance and, due to their own actions, gives way to another. And there is no one to blame for having to wait for the next 20 games.
But for people who have signed up and are waiting for their turn and observe how the same players keep getting selected again and again, they will be very happy, and the excitement will be immense:smile04:

And secondly, such a system would simply line up the players, everyone would play in turn and know who they will play against next, there would be no surprises, and that is not our option. :)

I DISAGREE!!!!!!

- There is a specific number of players, and they play randomly.
- When the last player from the known list has played, the second round begins, and all players are again randomly selected to take on the mountain.
- At the same time, there is no queue, and everyone has a relatively equal chance to ATTACK THE MOUNTAIN!
- At the start of the next round, new players can be added to the list, and before the start, coefficients can be set to reward fast games or, conversely, to penalize slow games, or however it was planned...