Multi Player Elimination Question

[Hardin2000]

Question for developers.

I have a tournament with 4 player games where only the last will be eliminated each round... I studied the right number to not have 7 or 5 players only at same time. So i choosed a tournament that will start with 116 players.

After many rounds with some players being skipped each round, at certain point we will have only 10 players left. Then 2 will be skipped and the other 8 will play in 2 tables of 4 players where the last will be eliminated. Then we will have 8 players left (the 6 from 2 games and the 2 skipped players).
Now is my question. There are 2 options:

a) The 8 players will play in 2 tables, then 3 of each table will advance to next stage, so we will have 6 players and then only 1 game will occur with 2 skipped players. We will have one exception now. On this game, only 2 (instead of 3) will advance to the FINAL where they will join with the 2 skipped players.

b) The 8 players will play in 2 tables, but we will have an exception that only 2 (instead of 3) of each table will advance to next stage, so we will have 4 players for the FINAL.

My question is: What will occur a) or b)

Thanks in advance

[Draasill]

I cannot check right now, but I think option a) will happen.

Before the end, other things may happen though, like some player may withdraw from the tournament.

[Hardin2000]

I cannot check right now, but I think option a) will happen.

Before the end, other things may happen though, like some player may withdraw from the tournament.

Yeah that I know.

I hope no one will quit specially because this starts with a group stage, so only the best will advance. And usually that people do not withdraw.

But if some one willdraw on 2nd stage (multiplayer elimination) this may lead to 7 players at certain point and then happens the worst. 3 players will rest and only the first of the other 4 will advance to the Final in the only game. And that is against the idea of a "don't be last" tournament. I prefer 2 advance to next stage than only 1.

Anyway can you check if option a) or b) will occur when you have time.

Thanks

[sprockitz]

my guess is neither of those

it will actually follow the rules as set, and as such will take 2 rounds to go from 6 to 4.

with 6 players left 4 will play and 2 get skipped. the last is eliminated then 5 are left.

then 4 play 1 is skipped, last eliminated and you are down to 4.

[Hardin2000]

my guess is neither of those

it will actually follow the rules as set, and as such will take 2 rounds to go from 6 to 4.

with 6 players left 4 will play and 2 get skipped. the last is eliminated then 5 are left.

then 4 play 1 is skipped, last eliminated and you are down to 4.

Actually it wasn't what happened to me like 2 months ago.
I was on a 4 players per table elimination tournament when only the last would be eliminated and at certain point,we had only 7 players left,

So 3 was skipped as you said. But instead of 3 advanced to next stage, only the first really advanced. It went well to me, since I won that game, and then i was on Final.

Link here https://boardgamearena.com/tournament?id=97896

What I think is when the nr. of players isn't enough to make at least 2 tables, The remain players are skipped and on the semi-final only advance the nr. of players necessary to make a game with all the 4 players on the final.