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The problem with programming the algorithm isn't the requirements but makeing sure they always work.
Number of matches a team will play Number of matches a team will have to repair/recover Making sure a team will only play another team once We'll start by making a program that randomly assigns teams to matches. Making sure teams have 3 matches off. Well we first run into a problem because some teams will finish there matches quickly. Near the final matches teams start to ineligable because there done witha ll there matches. This means some teams will have to play again quickly in the end. At the very end if a team has very few matches then it may twice in the same match. Then check to see if teams duplicate matches. What happens near the end if a team has to play a team again. You'd have to back up and reassign matches over and over until it worked out perfectly. The point is computers aren't intuative. They do exactly what you tell them. RNG(Random number generators) don't evenly pump out numbers either. Try a simple excel spreadsheet. For example if i told a RNG to call a number between 1 and 10 until one of the numbers was called 10 times the results could look like. 1 5 2 6 3 3 4 8 5 6 6 9 7 3 8 10 9 2 10 7 The point is the fist 90 matches would be fine but the last 20 or so would start to look weird. Some teams may nto play at all while others play match after match without a break. Teams will play teams for a second or third time. The amount of team who have completed there matches will increase so the available pool of teams will decrease quickly and this is what causes errors. Instead of complaining figure it out. Many people have suggested making charts that list matches for regionals between 35 and 70 teams then FIRST could assign each team to a number. Be glad that you play the same people twice instead of playing matches back to back like what used to happen. |
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