Tournaments
A Tournament is a Game Collection with a schedule attached. Pick one of three formats, add the entrants, and the app generates the fixtures. Each fixture opens as an ordinary scoreboard with the full scoring engine behind it, and its result feeds the tournament’s standings.
The Three Formats
Section titled “The Three Formats”| Format | Shape | Entrants |
|---|---|---|
| League | Round-robin schedule, one table | 2–16 |
| Bracket | Single elimination, seeded tree | 4–32 |
| Groups + Final | Group round-robins, then a final stage | 2–4 groups, up to 32 |
League
Section titled “League”A League plays a round-robin schedule: every entrant meets every other entrant. Choose single (each pairing plays once) or home and away (each pairing plays twice) when you create it.
- Fixtures appear as rows in the tournament’s game list and become real games the first time you open one.
- The league table tracks played, won, drawn, lost, goal difference (for formats that record scores), and points.
- Tied entrants share a rank, so a table with two entrants on the same points shows them both at that position.
- A no-show can forfeit a fixture. The table records the walkover for the opponent and the schedule moves on.
Leagues suit a season of head-to-head games: a darts ladder, a chess club month, a household table-tennis league.
Bracket
Section titled “Bracket”A Bracket is single elimination. Seeded pairings are set when the tournament is created, with a shuffle option if you would rather draw the seeds at random.
- Fields that are not a power of two receive first-round byes, so a field of 6 or 12 works without padding.
- A drawn match holds the tree until you resolve it with a decider game. The drawn game stays in the history rather than being overwritten.
- An optional third-place match settles the podium behind the final.
- The champion’s trophy appears on the tournament’s row once the final is decided.
Swipe through the rounds in the game list, or open the full-screen bracket canvas to see the whole tree at once.
Groups + Final
Section titled “Groups + Final”Groups + Final is one tournament holding both stages. Entrants are split across 2 to 4 groups by snake seeding (first pick to group A, second to group B, and back again), with a reshuffle option before you start. Each group needs at least 3 entrants, up to 32 across the tournament.
- Each group plays its own round-robin, with a table per group.
- Once every group fixture is decided, an Advance to Final step appears.
- Choose how many advance per group, and which format the final takes.
The final can be either:
- A League table among the qualifiers, played as another round-robin.
- A Bracket, seeded across groups so group winners do not meet in round one.
Both stages stay in the same tournament. The games list shows the group schedules and the final together, so the whole competition reads as one story.
The Tournaments Page
Section titled “The Tournaments Page”Tournaments is a smart tile in the sidebar. It lists every League, Bracket, and Groups + Final you have going, each row showing:
- A format icon, so the shape is readable at a glance
- A progress summary, such as “2 of 6 played”
- A trophy once a champion is decided
The + button on that page creates a new tournament in any of the three formats. Tournaments are hidden in Kids Mode.
Standings and Sharing
Section titled “Standings and Sharing”Tournament standings feed the collection leaderboard, so the table you see in the app is the table that goes out. The collection share sheet renders the current standings as a share card for the group chat, and updates as more fixtures are played.
- Set the entrants from a persona group to skip retyping a regular line-up.
- Home and away doubles the fixture count. For 8 entrants that is 56 games rather than 28, so pick it when the competition runs over weeks.
- In a Bracket, use the decider game rather than editing a drawn result. It keeps both games in the history.
- Groups + Final leaves the final format open until the groups are done, so you can pick a Bracket when the table is close and a League when it is not.
Related Features
Section titled “Related Features”- Game Collections: The simpler grouping, with a cross-game win tally and no schedule
- Scoring Modes: Win/Draw/Loss and its League (3/1/0) preset
- Finishing Games: How each fixture completes and reports its result
- Deep Links: The
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What is the difference between a Tournament and a Game Collection?
Section titled “What is the difference between a Tournament and a Game Collection?”A Game Collection groups games you add by hand and tallies who won the most. A Tournament generates the fixture list for you and keeps a table, a tree, or both. Tournaments are collections underneath, which is why they share the leaderboard and share card.
Can I change the format after creating a tournament?
Section titled “Can I change the format after creating a tournament?”No. The format determines the schedule, so it is fixed at creation. Create a new tournament if you want a different shape.
What happens if someone drops out mid-League?
Section titled “What happens if someone drops out mid-League?”Forfeit their remaining fixtures. Each one is recorded as a walkover for the opponent, and the table stays complete.
Do tournament games behave like normal games?
Section titled “Do tournament games behave like normal games?”Yes. A fixture is a real game with the scoring mode, rounds, timers, and categories you configured, and it shows up in your history, widgets, and Your Journey like any other.
Can group winners meet in the first round of the final Bracket?
Section titled “Can group winners meet in the first round of the final Bracket?”No. The Bracket final seeds across groups, so entrants who topped their groups are placed apart in round one.