Posts from “Who is stronger?” – Might versus Magic.

Based on the numbers and the number of rounds, it's all approximate, but even so, on average, it will be 10-20 rounds with a final. And of course, the more participants, the more rounds.

There will be too many games, not everyone is ready to play like that...

What prevents us from identifying the two strongest players from each side and playing a 2v2 arena final with a pool of 4 races? And if we have 8 on 9 registered, wouldn't it be easier to play qualifying rounds in a round-robin tournament, as Moz suggested, with a pool of 4x2 races for each player, and one player as a substitute? Why create 4 stages?

we are extending the registration period by 10 days, i.e., until August 11.

if you're going to extend the deadline, you need to somehow encourage people to participate – either by messaging everyone individually and asking them, or by updating posts on other forums more regularly. Otherwise, what's the point of extending it? :rolleyes:

I already wrote about the second stage – there will be 4 more rounds – ideally, we will complete the entire tournament in 3 months.

Okay, if the number exceeds 16, should we conduct a Swiss-system tournament with 8 rounds to ensure all factions are used? That seems logical. In my opinion, the main thing is to avoid conflicts between representatives of the same faction. I already wrote about the second stage – it will consist of 4 rounds, and ideally, we will complete the entire tournament in 3 months.

At the moment, I think the following option is the best.

Stage 1: Swiss-system tournament with 4 rounds per week. Might and Magic factions play against each other, with the first round being random, and subsequent pairings determined randomly based on the number of points, without repetition. After 4 rounds, in case of a tie in points, the winner is the one who defeated stronger opponents, with a coefficient as in the previous tournament. If this is not enough, additional games are played. We select the top 8.
Stage 2: Playoffs. 1 from Might and Magic against 8 from the Hive, and immediately create a bracket up to the final. It doesn't matter which faction wins; afterwards, everyone plays according to the bracket, with Magic factions playing against Magic factions and Might factions playing against Might factions if that's how it turns out. And even if the top spots end up being dominated by one group, for example, the top 4 spots are taken by Magic factions.

And most importantly, in my opinion! With this scheme, there are 8 rounds, 4 in the group stage, and 4 in the playoffs. Each participant should play 1 game with each faction in each stage. The factions are determined before the game by a judge, assistants, or a trusted person. In principle, you can create a list before the tournament for each participant, specifying the 8 rounds and the distribution of factions per round! This would reduce the workload, in my opinion. We can vote on this.

The goal of the group stage is to have fun. The goal of the playoffs is to identify the strongest player and the strongest group of factions.

It's simple, and we can start in a week, giving a week for promoting the tournament!

Stage 1: Swiss-system tournament with 4 rounds per week. Might and Magic factions compete against each other; the first round is random, and subsequent pairings are determined randomly based on the number of points, without repetition. After 4 rounds, in case of a tie in points, the winner is the one who defeated stronger opponents, with a coefficient as in the previous tournament. If this is not enough, additional games will be played. We select the top 8.

With so many participants, you could basically start with the playoffs. My option is good because it allows everyone to play each race equally and have fun. Otherwise, the mages have Necropolis, which is still overpowered, and I don't want there to be too many of them.

P.S. Let the players express their opinion on the format; I like mine, but in the end, the choice is up to the judge. Also, my option allows for a more or less intriguing competition until the end and avoids a feeling of defeat.