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How would you set up a board game tournament? Specifically with games that have at least 3 players. Is there some generic system that could work for just about any competitive multiplayer board game?

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I don't think there is a good generic answer. It will vary significantly based on the game. Does it always have a single winner? Are there time concerns? Is there a score to distinguish between people that didn't win? Are there concerns about cross-game play? etc. – bwarner Jul 11 '12 at 21:39
Most of the games I was thinking of have a points system to allow for rankings between players who didn't win. I would like the tournament to have a single winner, but each round could have more than one who advance. I don't think time is a concern. What do you mean by cross-game play? Are there established tournament formats for various games? – prudd Jul 12 '12 at 13:40
This question currently has one vote to close. I think this could be a good question, if it were phrased properly. – The Chaz 2.0 Jul 12 '12 at 18:32
You should probably edit some of those things into your question. The fact that there are points in the games lets you do a lot of things you couldn't otherwise do to reduce the number of games you have to play. "Any competitive multiplayer board game" is much harder - there might be a single winner, no point system, and the games might take 4 hours each. – Jefromi Jul 13 '12 at 2:26
Welcome to the site! Unfortunately, I've closed this question as it posed as more of a thought exercise and not an actual problem you are facing. As our faq notes, "If you can imagine an entire book that answers your question, you’re asking too much." If you are concerned about a particular game, please ask that question. I can tell you that there is no general system in common use. – Pat Ludwig♦ Jul 13 '12 at 2:58

closed as not a real question by thesunneversets, Pat Ludwig♦ Jul 13 '12 at 2:55

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It all depends on the amount of time available and how many players you get. An easy situation: a game like Kingdom Builders, which works fine with four players. If ( in a perfect world) you started with 16. Four games of four players each, with the winner of each table advancing to the finals.

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