KatyaM wrote: ↑09 February 2025, 14:43 There was a strong correlation between people leaving / not showin up and their rating.
This is certainly true. I think ‘’invitation only’’ will solve a lot. Players can message that they want an invite. I will restrict to 200+ players from now on. Although, we had some players below that, that finished this last tournament, and that earns respect too. Most players will reach 200 elo if they play much.
Some players getting 4 points, while others get 5 or 6, when they all sat out, has always been an issue. I think we can eliminate players sitting out altogether, if we set up 5p games, with a 4p minimum. With reliable players, like we’ve enjoyed so many times on Card Ranchers leagues, we wont have players dropping out so much.
The big question is ‘’1-round games’’? I think this setting was successful. I got some positive feedback although I haven't talked to a lot of the players.
If we invite a nice round number of players, 20, 25, or 30, and we allow a 4p minimum, just in case 1 or 2 people don’t show up, everyone will play every round. With reliable players like we have had on leagues, we would have been done in an hour.
A 33 point game can be 1,2 or 3 rounds. This will create down time between games. The best alternative I think is 3-round games. Games will be somewhat the same length, and fewer times switching tables. 5 games with reliable players could be done in 2 hours I think.
