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Counting the Work in a Seven-Player Round Robin

This is an invented planning exercise, not a customer event or testimonial.

Background and constraints

A fictional tabletop group wants all seven entrants to meet each other. The host has three play spaces and needs a realistic match count before setting the event duration.

Exact tool inputs

names	Ari Bea Cleo Dev Em Fox Gray
format	Round robin
draw	Seeded

Actual generated result

names

Ari
Bea
Cleo
Dev
Em
Fox
Gray

format

Round robin

round

losses

Ari: 0
Bea: 0
Cleo: 0
Dev: 0
Em: 0
Fox: 0
Gray: 0

history

round
1
a
Bea
b
Gray
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Bea
round
1
a
Cleo
b
Fox
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Cleo
round
1
a
Dev
b
Em
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Dev
round
2
a
Ari
b
Gray
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Ari
round
2
a
Bea
b
Em
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Bea
round
2
a
Cleo
b
Dev
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Cleo
round
3
a
Ari
b
Fox
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Ari
round
3
a
Gray
b
Em
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Gray
round
3
a
Bea
b
Cleo
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Bea
round
4
a
Ari
b
Em
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Ari
round
4
a
Fox
b
Dev
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Fox
round
4
a
Gray
b
Cleo
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Gray
round
5
a
Ari
b
Dev
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Ari
round
5
a
Em
b
Cleo
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Em
round
5
a
Fox
b
Bea
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Fox
round
6
a
Ari
b
Cleo
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Ari
round
6
a
Dev
b
Bea
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Dev
round
6
a
Fox
b
Gray
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Fox
round
7
a
Ari
b
Bea
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Ari
round
7
a
Dev
b
Gray
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Dev
round
7
a
Em
b
Fox
sa
1
sb
0
winner
Em

matches

round
1
a
Bea
b
Gray
sa
1
sb
0
round
1
a
Cleo
b
Fox
sa
1
sb
0
round
1
a
Dev
b
Em
sa
1
sb
0
round
2
a
Ari
b
Gray
sa
1
sb
0
round
2
a
Bea
b
Em
sa
1
sb
0
round
2
a
Cleo
b
Dev
sa
1
sb
0
round
3
a
Ari
b
Fox
sa
1
sb
0
round
3
a
Gray
b
Em
sa
1
sb
0
round
3
a
Bea
b
Cleo
sa
1
sb
0
round
4
a
Ari
b
Em
sa
1
sb
0
round
4
a
Fox
b
Dev
sa
1
sb
0
round
4
a
Gray
b
Cleo
sa
1
sb
0
round
5
a
Ari
b
Dev
sa
1
sb
0
round
5
a
Em
b
Cleo
sa
1
sb
0
round
5
a
Fox
b
Bea
sa
1
sb
0
round
6
a
Ari
b
Cleo
sa
1
sb
0
round
6
a
Dev
b
Bea
sa
1
sb
0
round
6
a
Fox
b
Gray
sa
1
sb
0
round
7
a
Ari
b
Bea
sa
1
sb
0
round
7
a
Dev
b
Gray
sa
1
sb
0
round
7
a
Em
b
Fox
sa
1
sb
0

champion

null

standings

name
Ari
points
18
played
6
for
6
against
0
rank
1
name
Bea
points
9
played
6
for
3
against
3
rank
2
name
Dev
points
9
played
6
for
3
against
3
rank
2
name
Fox
points
9
played
6
for
3
against
3
rank
2
name
Cleo
points
6
played
6
for
2
against
4
rank
5
name
Em
points
6
played
6
for
2
against
4
rank
5
name
Gray
points
6
played
6
for
2
against
4
rank
5

Planning process

The organizer chooses round robin, which produces seven rounds with three played pairings per round and one resting player. The worked result records 1–0 to each first listed player and calculates standings after all 21 matches.

Result explanation

Seven times six divided by two equals 21 unique matches. Three spaces permit three simultaneous matches, so the event needs at least seven waves before transitions and scoring checks. The generated pairings avoid repeated opponents and assign each player six played matches.

Alternative

Use two groups with a final if the time budget cannot support 21 matches, but publish the group and advancement rules separately.

Execution notes

Estimate the actual length of the chosen game, including setup and cleanup. A mathematically valid pairing schedule is not automatically a feasible room booking.

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FAQ

Are these real event records?

No. All people, dates, constraints and planning amounts in this scenario are fictional inputs supplied to demonstrate a workflow.

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