Round Robin on Einstein

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by smurfgirl

I have to agree with this. I love the idea- I think it would be more fun to play in a tournament structured like that, and more fun to watch it as well- but I was wondering what exactly would have to be done about the ties. As tennispro mentioned, certain methods seem more appropriate for certain games- maybe there would be a different tie-breaker method each year that the GDC thought would work best with the game?

That's an interesting proposal. As if I didn't already have a love/hate relationship towards the GDC & the rules after all the crazy rules in the 8 years I've been involved, what if they decided that in the event of a tie the rules were changed up a bit for that tie-breaker?

For example, in the event of a tie this year, we could have had a rule that said the tie breaker game would have added an additional trackball into the mix for each team (ala' Beantown Blitz this year).
(Just as an example).

The change for the tie-breaker would have to be something that would swing the game in favor of an alliance who understood the game completely, because with a tie you've already proven you are (so far) equally matched playing it "regular style". (Ever get bored playing a competitive racing video game in the normal way, so you challenged an equally matched friend to race the course with you backwards for example & see who could handle the change?)

In this idea, you would throw in some leverage for the alliance who knows the game inside & out & would see who the best is by seeing which alliance could prove themselves & play it (even more) strategically than the first 2 matches.