Guides that do the thinking with you
Short, practical guides for the moments before the game starts: choosing a name, splitting people fairly, and running a bracket that nobody argues with. Every guide is free and written for the person standing in front of the group.
How to Pick a Team Name
A step-by-step method for choosing a name the whole team can live with: brainstorm widely, build a shortlist, test the finalists out loud, and break a tied vote without a second argument.
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How to Split Teams Fairly
The principles behind every fair split: methods everyone can watch, sizes that never differ by more than one, honest skill balance, and simple rules for the pairs who should stay together or apart.
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What Is a Bye in a Tournament?
Why byes exist, how many your bracket needs, and why the top seeds receive them, explained with a worked six-team example and a ready table for every field from 3 to 16 teams.
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