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Requests / Re: Balanced Tournament

« Last post by Ian Wakeling on March 17, 2025, 04:21:11 AM »

Unfortunately, the spreadsheet does not make schedules like the one above - it is called a Howell Design and is generally possible for an even number of players 2n on a square grid with s rows and s columns - where s=n is the minimum size grid (no empty cells) and s=2n-1 is the maximum size grid (this includes all possible games exactly once). I am not aware of anything that you can use to make these schedules, but you are welcome to ask me to make some for you.
 

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Requests / Balanced Tournament

« Last post by Calteq on March 17, 2025, 03:18:34 AM »

Hi

I have only just found this forum 

Thx for this spreadsheet

I have used it (the programming) to produce fixtures for Bowls Club Fixtures
(I can post the Spreadsheet if required)
 
I noticed with interest your reply to InnesW20

>>>>> Reply #3 on: February 22, 2025, 12:13:45 AM

The more venues there are, the easier things get.  With 6 venues you can have:

(H A) (---) (F G) (B C) (---) (D E)
(---) (H B) (---) (F E) (D G) (A C)
(E G) (D F) (H C) (---) (A B) (---)
(---) (A E) (---) (H D) (F C) (B G)
(F B) (C G) (D A) (---) (H E) (---)
(D C) (---) (B E) (A G) (---) (H F)


how is this acheived with the Round Robin spreadsheet?

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Requests / Re: 21 person euchre rotation table

« Last post by Ian Wakeling on February 27, 2025, 04:23:09 AM »

Sorry, should have explained about that.  Start with the "solution for 13 players" which has the full schedule - note that player zero has the bye in round 1 and that the rounds are generated from the first round by cycling through the numbers 0 to 12 and then back to 0.  For 21 players all you are given is the first round, so you need add zero for the bye and then cycle through 0 to 20, generating  a total of 21 rounds.

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Requests / Re: 21 person euchre rotation table

« Last post by kslates on February 26, 2025, 08:36:27 AM »

I am not sure how to use that chart. Nowhere does it have #21 in the rotation

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Requests / Re: 21 person euchre rotation table

« Last post by Ian Wakeling on February 25, 2025, 05:45:23 PM »

You could look here for "21 players".  I think you need 21 rounds as every round one of the 21 players has  a bye.

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Requests / 21 person euchre rotation table

« Last post by kslates on February 25, 2025, 01:21:53 PM »

I am having a euchre party Saturday with 11 couples, but one person does not play euchre. So is it possible to have a 21 person rotation where everyone plays with everyone and against everyone if possible. So I would need 20 rounds. Thanks!

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Requests / Re: Partitioned Balanced Tournament Design (PBTD) for 8 teams with more venues

« Last post by Innesw20 on February 24, 2025, 05:33:07 PM »

Thanks Ian, they solve my problem.

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Requests / Re: PBTD for 8 teams with more venues

« Last post by Ian Wakeling on February 22, 2025, 12:13:45 AM »

The more venues there are, the easier things get.  With 6 venues you can have:

(H A) (---) (F G) (B C) (---) (D E)
(---) (H B) (---) (F E) (D G) (A C)
(E G) (D F) (H C) (---) (A B) (---)
(---) (A E) (---) (H D) (F C) (B G)
(F B) (C G) (D A) (---) (H E) (---)
(D C) (---) (B E) (A G) (---) (H F)

which leaves the following 4 pairings to be played in the final round.

(A F) (B D) (C E) (G H)


If you have 7 venues, then there is the Room Square.

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Requests / Re: PBTD for 8 teams with more venues

« Last post by Innesw20 on February 21, 2025, 05:43:10 PM »

Afraid not - it does need to be partitioned: a team at a venue at most once in rounds 1-4 and at most once in rounds 4-7.

I imagine it would look something like this, if it can work for 5 venues (rounds in rows, venues in cols):
(   ) (1 x) (x x) (x x) (x x)
(x x) (x x) (   ) (x x) (1 x)
(x x) (   ) (1 x) (x x) (x x)
(1 x) (x x) (x x) (x x) (   )
(x x) (x x) (1 x) (   ) (x x)
(x x) (   ) (x x) (x x) (1 x)
(   ) (x x) (x x) (1 x) (x x)
Ideally each team should play on each venue at least once in the competition, but that may be asking too much.

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Requests / Re: PBTD for 8 teams with more venues

« Last post by Ian Wakeling on February 21, 2025, 04:02:01 AM »

The PBTD might not be necessary.  Could you use the regular balanced schedule instead.  Go here and enter 8 items and 'balanced'.