What do you do in the unlikely but possible event of a tie?
Sudden death! Maybe drawing virtual straws or something. Not ideal, but perhaps the best solution.
If it was a quick match: a rematch maybe?
We could also do a group stage with 4 players with 3 pts for win, 1 pt for draw and 0 pts for loss, just like in the Football (Soccer) World Cup.
End group ties are less likely and you could apply the same rules as in the World Cup: VP count and results between opponents.
This means that setups need to be fixed for every round, not just past the group stage.
If the number of players is not a power of 2, we could increase the number of players in some groups.
This shouldn't have too big of an effect on the results; the cream will always rise to the top.
I may be able to organize a tourney (if no one else is willing), but probably only for Sunday evening from 19:00 CET (1 PM EST).
I think a time like this accomodates both our American and European players best.
We also need to check who is willing to participate, let's make and quote a list with forum name (isotropic name)
1. Davio (Davio)