Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

How many TOs per player do you like to see at a Tournament, do you think there can ever be to many? What number do you think is the perfect balance to help run a smooth Tournie.

I'd say 1:16 or 1:32.

A 16 or less person tournament is definitely fine with one, I think a 32 person could be too. 64 people (standard GT in my mind) should have at least two people, three would be better.

Is there a reason you work in multiples of 8?

One undefeated player needs multiples of four.

Eldercaveman wrote:
Is there a reason you work in multiples of 8?

In a pure W/L, then you need multiples of 4, which are also multiples of 8 past a certain point as you just multiply by two for each extra round. That's just how tournaments are usually formatted here.

I'm mostly asking the original question as the tournament I have started running is looking to be growing rapidly for next year, and I may need to recruit an extra TO.

 jifel wrote:

Eldercaveman wrote:
Is there a reason you work in multiples of 8?

In a pure W/L, then you need multiples of 4, which are also multiples of 8 past a certain point as you just multiply by two for each extra round. That's just how tournaments are usually formatted here.

Wouldn't pure W/L only require multiples of 2? I know some formats use 4 brackets, but that's not a requirement.

Multiples of four works well whereas multiples of two doesn't necessarily; e.g., 64-32-16-8-4-2-1 (6 rounds).

I suppose for a Tournament that allows draws this wouldn't be the case?

You don't want any draws in a W-L format so make sure to have some tie breakers built into the missions.

Ideally, you need three at a bare minimum:

Scorekeeper, Rules Judge, and Ringer Army person. In a small event, this can be combined somewhat, but its far from ideal. The most important thing is to have at least one dedicated score keeper manning the computer and setting up the pairings, because its the both the most thankless and the most critical job.

Once those basic needs have been met, having one additional rules judge per about 25ish players is handy.

One judge should closely check the score keeper because mistakes can happen.

 Phazael wrote:
Ideally, you need three at a bare minimum:

Scorekeeper, Rules Judge, and Ringer Army person. In a small event, this can be combined somewhat, but its far from ideal. The most important thing is to have at least one dedicated score keeper manning the computer and setting up the pairings, because its the both the most thankless and the most critical job.

Once those basic needs have been met, having one additional rules judge per about 25ish players is handy.

You sound like a magic TO. I know this as I run the Magic events at my flgs, and that's pretty much the standard I try to run.