#26098: "ties with other players in single elimination tournaments."
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why do, in single elimination tournaments people who tie in a game one person moves on and one gets eliminated when it counts as a tie.
in my opinion I think that there should just be another game with the two players and the winner of that move on instead of one moves on randomly and the other gets eliminated.• Please explain what you wanted to do, what you did and what happened
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why do, in single elimination tournaments people who tie in a game one person moves on and one gets eliminated when it counts as a tie.
in my opinion I think that there should just be another game with the two players and the winner of that move on instead of one moves on randomly and the other gets eliminated.• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
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Google Chrome v86
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why do, in single elimination tournaments people who tie in a game one person moves on and one gets eliminated when it counts as a tie.
in my opinion I think that there should just be another game with the two players and the winner of that move on instead of one moves on randomly and the other gets eliminated.• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v86
• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
why do, in single elimination tournaments people who tie in a game one person moves on and one gets eliminated when it counts as a tie.
in my opinion I think that there should just be another game with the two players and the winner of that move on instead of one moves on randomly and the other gets eliminated.• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v86
• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation
why do, in single elimination tournaments people who tie in a game one person moves on and one gets eliminated when it counts as a tie.
in my opinion I think that there should just be another game with the two players and the winner of that move on instead of one moves on randomly and the other gets eliminated.• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v86
• What was the game action you wanted to do?
why do, in single elimination tournaments people who tie in a game one person moves on and one gets eliminated when it counts as a tie.
in my opinion I think that there should just be another game with the two players and the winner of that move on instead of one moves on randomly and the other gets eliminated.• What did you try to do to trigger this game action?
• What happened when you tried to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v86
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why do, in single elimination tournaments people who tie in a game one person moves on and one gets eliminated when it counts as a tie.
in my opinion I think that there should just be another game with the two players and the winner of that move on instead of one moves on randomly and the other gets eliminated.• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v86
• Please describe the display issue. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
why do, in single elimination tournaments people who tie in a game one person moves on and one gets eliminated when it counts as a tie.
in my opinion I think that there should just be another game with the two players and the winner of that move on instead of one moves on randomly and the other gets eliminated.• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v86
• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
why do, in single elimination tournaments people who tie in a game one person moves on and one gets eliminated when it counts as a tie.
in my opinion I think that there should just be another game with the two players and the winner of that move on instead of one moves on randomly and the other gets eliminated.• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v86
• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
why do, in single elimination tournaments people who tie in a game one person moves on and one gets eliminated when it counts as a tie.
in my opinion I think that there should just be another game with the two players and the winner of that move on instead of one moves on randomly and the other gets eliminated.• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v86
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Either define and publish an empirical formula to resolve ties, or implement a tie-breaker game amongst the tied players.
Suggest:
- In a 2 person game, both players would play the tiebreaker.
- In a 3 person game with only 1 player to keep and there's a tie for 1'st then the 3'rd place player is eliminated, and the 2 players tied for 1'st play a tiebreaker to determine who is kept and who is eliminated.
- In a 3 person game with 2 players to keep and there's a tie for 2'nd then the 1'st place player advances, and the 2 players tied for 2'nd play a tiebreaker to determine who is kept and who is eliminated.
It would be very helpful if BGA clarified how ties are dealt with by each of the tournament formats (Single Elimination, Multiplayer Elimination, Swiss system, and Round Robin).
As for single-elimination (i.e. "knockout") tournaments, I made a proposal in this thread: boardgamearena.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29624
In my view, I'd like to see the tournament creator have a choice (with Single-Elimination tournaments) for how to deal with ties, after the game's own prescribed tiebreakers are exhausted:
- coinflip (should be the default)
- rematch (with a warning that this may greatly extend the runtime of the tournament)
- player with most time remaining proceeds to next round
- player with lower Elo proceeds to next round
(with warnings on the last two options, that game strategy may be affected in an unbalanced way).
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