Re: Tournaments FAQ
Posted: 10 January 2024, 13:02
.... yikes-!Canis Minor wrote: ↑08 January 2024, 11:38 Hello,
Is it possible to create tournaments whose description limits participation for national or ethnic groups?
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Re: Tournaments FAQ
Posted: 11 January 2024, 01:59
Re: Tournaments FAQ
Posted: 11 January 2024, 16:18
My thought exactly.mrdoctor wrote: ↑11 January 2024, 01:59.... yikes-!Canis Minor wrote: ↑08 January 2024, 11:38 Hello,
Is it possible to create tournaments whose description limits participation for national or ethnic groups?
Re: Tournaments FAQ
Posted: 13 January 2024, 00:08
is the playing time displayed on the tournament information page in my time zone or in the person who set up the tournament's time zone?
Re: Tournaments FAQ
Posted: 13 January 2024, 01:17
It seems to use your device's clock. So in general you should assume the playing time is in your own time zone. But it seems to get a bit weird if your time zone is not an integer number of hours offset from UTC (for example, Newfoundland, India, South Australia).
Re: Tournaments FAQ
Posted: 13 January 2024, 02:07
Thanks 
Re: Tournaments FAQ
Posted: 14 January 2024, 13:26
I see that in single elimination tournaments players are seeded with respect to their ELO ranking.
Is there a way to determine how many the seeded players are in relation to the number of partecipating players?
Thank you,
Adriano
Is there a way to determine how many the seeded players are in relation to the number of partecipating players?
Thank you,
Adriano
Re: Tournaments FAQ
Posted: 15 January 2024, 09:56
When I investigated this question, I concluded that in single elimination tournaments on BGA, all players are seeded by elo.Starkeomer wrote: ↑14 January 2024, 13:26 I see that in single elimination tournaments players are seeded with respect to their ELO ranking.
Is there a way to determine how many the seeded players are in relation to the number of partecipating players?
Example 1: 8 players enter. In round 1, the player with the highest elo faces the player with the lowest; the player with the second-highest elo faces the player with the second-lowest, and so on. In round 2 (semifinals), the winner of #1-vs-#8 faces the winner of #4-vs-#5; the winner of #2-vs-#7 faces the winner of #3-vs-#6. This way the player with the second-highest elo (at the start of the tournament) is protected from facing the player with the highest elo until the final round.
Example 2: 13 players enter. In round 1, the three players with the highest elo get a bye into round 2. The other pairings are #4-vs-#13, #5-vs-#12, #6-vs-#11, #7-vs-#10, and #8-vs-#9. At the start of round 2 there are 8 players still alive. #1 faces the winner of #8-vs-#9; #2 faces the winner of #7-vs-#10; #3 faces the winner of #6-vs-#11, and the winner of #4-vs-#13 faces the winner of #5-vs-#12.
A few weeks ago there were some major changes to how elo is calculated, and I have not checked since then, whether the seeding system for single-elimination tournaments was altered.
Re: Tournaments FAQ
Posted: 18 January 2024, 15:43
Thank you very much for your answerMathew5000 wrote: ↑15 January 2024, 09:56When I investigated this question, I concluded that in single elimination tournaments on BGA, all players are seeded by elo.Starkeomer wrote: ↑14 January 2024, 13:26 I see that in single elimination tournaments players are seeded with respect to their ELO ranking.
Is there a way to determine how many the seeded players are in relation to the number of partecipating players?
Example 1: 8 players enter. In round 1, the player with the highest elo faces the player with the lowest; the player with the second-highest elo faces the player with the second-lowest, and so on. In round 2 (semifinals), the winner of #1-vs-#8 faces the winner of #4-vs-#5; the winner of #2-vs-#7 faces the winner of #3-vs-#6. This way the player with the second-highest elo (at the start of the tournament) is protected from facing the player with the highest elo until the final round.
Example 2: 13 players enter. In round 1, the three players with the highest elo get a bye into round 2. The other pairings are #4-vs-#13, #5-vs-#12, #6-vs-#11, #7-vs-#10, and #8-vs-#9. At the start of round 2 there are 8 players still alive. #1 faces the winner of #8-vs-#9; #2 faces the winner of #7-vs-#10; #3 faces the winner of #6-vs-#11, and the winner of #4-vs-#13 faces the winner of #5-vs-#12.
A few weeks ago there were some major changes to how elo is calculated, and I have not checked since then, whether the seeding system for single-elimination tournaments was altered.
Re: Tournaments FAQ
Posted: 24 January 2024, 10:56
Can I join and participate in a tournament for a Premium game even if I do not have a Premium account? If my opponent is also a non-Premium member, we would not normally be allowed to play a match of the game. Does tournament mode ignore this? I've never played a tournament yet and I do not want to sign up and get penalised because I'm unable to play my matches. Thanks in advance!