WinTD makes it easy to run tournaments in which each pair of players play each more than once per round. Here's how it is done:
- When you create the section, use the Games Per Round field in the Add/Edit a Section dialog box to enter the number of games that each pair of players/teams should play in each round. For example, enter the number 2 to have the players play twice per round.
- When you pair a round and display a Games Window, WinTD will normally show only the pairings, not each individual game. Use this view to examine or change the pairings. Note that if you do Print Window or Print Games Windows, the pairing sheet will only list each pair of players once.
- To enter game results, or to print pairing sheets listing each game, you'll need to select Games-Show Expanded Matches. The Games Window will switch to the "games" view, which displays all of the games between each set of players. You can switch back to the "pairings" view by selecting Show Pairings from the Games menu.
- From the "games" view, you can enter the results of each game just as you would in a normal Games Window (using Quick Keys or the Enter Results dialog box). When you pair the next round (or do Update Scores/Standings or Print Prize Lists), WinTD will automatically tabulate the results of individual games and assign points accordingly. For example, in a 2 game/round tournament, a player with a win and a draw will get 1.5 points for the round.
Notes
- If you leave the Games Window open in the "games" view, it will keep displaying the games rather than pairings each time you pair another round. However, if you close the Games Window and then open another one, you'll need to do the Show Expanded Matches operation again to see the games.
- Note that you can only specify multiple games per round for individual or combined individual/team tournaments. This feature cannot be used for team or board-weighted team sections. In many cases, tournaments where teams are supposed to play each other more than once can be handled as "multi-lap" round robin tournaments. This is particularly the case for a two team match, which is trivially a round robin. See Pairings: Round Robin for details.