The Art of Strategy - 2

To be honest, I don't understand what we're talking about at all. )))
Probably that's why I'm not participating in the discussion.
In my opinion, the fewer complications, the better. That is, I support removing templates from the full list.
I also didn't understand anything about the factions - which option is final. But I hope this issue will be clarified before the start of the tournament. )

The list of templates decreases after each game for each player. A standard template is chosen from the remaining list. The list of templates is replenished after it is exhausted.
The factions are sent to the judge before the tournament; in this list, the participant indicates the faction they will play against a specific opponent. Depending on the number of participants, the number of repetitions of the declared factions is limited. The judges, who are also participants in the tournament, exchange their lists with each other.
What is unclear?