[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by apalrd

The only question would be:
-What happens if they run out of the sidecar half way through the second round? How do you rank which teams get them? Do you claim that item out of stock for everyone in that round, and save the extra for next year, or do the current auction system for the excess?

Randomize the team order list at the start of each round (so you may be the first team in round 1, but the last team in round 2). Then whoever gets the items first gets them.

You could also do a semi-randomization algorithm that would weigh being highly ranked in early rounds more, so those who are unlucky and ranked near the bottom in the first round have a higher chance of being ranked near the top in the second, and so on.