Rotational Tournament

Updated February 10, 2008
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It is possible for a group of either six or eight players to have a "Roational Tournament", in which each player will play three (or four) different opponents on three (or four) different terrain layouts. A given player will not face the same opponent, or fight over the same battlefield, twice in the course of the tournament.

Six Players

Round -> 1 2 3
Player A vs. D, Table 1 vs. F, Table 2 vs. E, Table 3
Player B vs. E, Table 2 vs. D, Table 3 vs. F, Table 1
Player C vs. F, Table 3 vs. E, Table 1 vs. D, Table 2
Player D vs. A, Table 1 vs. B, Table 3 vs. C, Table 2
Player E vs. B, Table 2 vs. C, Table 1 vs. A, Table 3
Player F vs. C, Table 3 vs. A, Table 2 vs. B, Table 1

Eight Players

Round -> 1 2 3 4
Player A vs. E, Table 1 vs. H, Table 3 vs. G, Table 2 vs. F, Table 4
Player B vs. F, Table 2 vs. G, Table 4 vs. H, Table 1 vs. E, Table 3
Player C vs. G, Table 3 vs. F, Table 1 vs. E, Table 4 vs. H, Table 2
Player D vs. H, Table 4 vs. E, Table 2 vs. F, Table 3 vs. G, Table 1
Player E vs. A, Table 1 vs. D, Table 2 vs. C, Table 4 vs. B, Table 3
Player F vs. B, Table 2 vs. C, Table 1 vs. D, Table 3 vs. A, Table 4
Player G vs. C, Table 3 vs. B, Table 4 vs. A, Table 2 vs. D, Table 1
Player H vs. D, Table 4 vs. A, Table 3 vs. B, Table 1 vs. C, Table 2