Tournament System - How it works
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 1:57 pm
The Tournament System uses a non-elimination format, also called a Swiss-system tournament. In this kind of competition each player meets one-to-one in each round and is paired using a predetermined set of rules designed to ensure everyone gets a good game against an equal opponent.
In the first round players are paired randomly. In subsequent rounds player are ranked by their cumulative score and 1st place plays 2nd, 3rd plays 4th and so on. Players cannot be drawn against the same opponent twice so the draw is adjusted to prevent this. If there are an odd number of player, the player in last place will have no oppoennt and gets awarded a win.
The winner is the player with the highest aggregate points earned in all rounds.
To access a tournament you should go to the dedicated page on the Slitherine site: http://www.slitherine.com/tournaments/tournaments.asp
Here you will find all the tournaments awaiting players, tournaments ongoing and completed tournaments and stats about those tournaments (how many rounds, joined players so far, start date, current score, draw etc).
To participate just click on “status” (the image with the pencil and the square). When the tournament kicks off you will be paired with another player and receive an email to let you know the game has begun. Most tournaments will be paired games, which means you get to play a single scenario from both sides. The winner is the one with the best combined score from playing both sides.
To play your games just run the game and go to the multiplayer screen. You'll see your tournament games in your games list. Make sure you check how long each round lasts. This will determine how much time you have to play. It's a bit like a chess clock and you're allocated an amount of time. While it is your turn your time counts down. While it is your opponents turn their time counts down. If you run out of time you forfeit the game so its important to complete your turns as soon as possible to avoid running out of time and losing. The timer is required to keep the tournament on track and ensure all games are completed by the time the next round is due to start.
The results of your games are reported automatically to the tournament system and you'll see the page update as you play. You can also see the results of all the other games in your tournament.
That's about it - just join in and have fun!
In the first round players are paired randomly. In subsequent rounds player are ranked by their cumulative score and 1st place plays 2nd, 3rd plays 4th and so on. Players cannot be drawn against the same opponent twice so the draw is adjusted to prevent this. If there are an odd number of player, the player in last place will have no oppoennt and gets awarded a win.
The winner is the player with the highest aggregate points earned in all rounds.
To access a tournament you should go to the dedicated page on the Slitherine site: http://www.slitherine.com/tournaments/tournaments.asp
Here you will find all the tournaments awaiting players, tournaments ongoing and completed tournaments and stats about those tournaments (how many rounds, joined players so far, start date, current score, draw etc).
To participate just click on “status” (the image with the pencil and the square). When the tournament kicks off you will be paired with another player and receive an email to let you know the game has begun. Most tournaments will be paired games, which means you get to play a single scenario from both sides. The winner is the one with the best combined score from playing both sides.
To play your games just run the game and go to the multiplayer screen. You'll see your tournament games in your games list. Make sure you check how long each round lasts. This will determine how much time you have to play. It's a bit like a chess clock and you're allocated an amount of time. While it is your turn your time counts down. While it is your opponents turn their time counts down. If you run out of time you forfeit the game so its important to complete your turns as soon as possible to avoid running out of time and losing. The timer is required to keep the tournament on track and ensure all games are completed by the time the next round is due to start.
The results of your games are reported automatically to the tournament system and you'll see the page update as you play. You can also see the results of all the other games in your tournament.
That's about it - just join in and have fun!
Off to go practise now! 
this is just the beginning.