Welcome to Fabulous... Co:Vegas?

[Johnny Canuck]

Howdy pardners,

Heading to Las Vegas again next year and considering running a both Countdown- and casino-themed event over Zoom from my hotel room on Saturday, 24 February 2024.

Ideally this would have a format similar to an in-person Co:event. To avoid a 12-hour-long event, it would be Bristol-style, with all players being paired off against each other but playing the same set of rounds. There would be some quirks, such as a roulette wheel spun before each round to choose which player picked the next selection, a poker draw to determine the pairings for each heat, and a slot machine-style animation replacing CECIL.

In an offshoot of Gevin's question from this same forum, I'm currently trying to decide which tournament structure would be the best for an online event of this makeup. First, I'm thinking I want to have all players play three games, probably 9-rounders, to determine a leaderboard for the day. After that, I would like your opinion on which format you'd prefer to decide the winner. I see three logical choices here.
* OPTION A: The top two players play a 14-round or 15-round grand final; everyone else is done for the day.
* OPTION B: The top eight players play in a quarters + semis + grand final bracket; anyone else is done.
* OPTION C: All players are divided into brackets, 1st-8th places in Bracket A, 9th-16th places in Bracket B etc.. Then each bracket plays a quarters + semis + grand final bracket. (In this case the grand final for the top two might be played as an exhibition game and have unique rounds.)

Please only vote if you feel you might be interested in logging on for this event. If a large turnout were to be expected for the event, we could increase the number of heats beyond three. If Option A is picked, I might also add more than three heats to prevent the event from being over too quickly.

Since this would be my first event I would probably like having a co-host as well if anyone is interested. You would be amply rewarded with swag.

Hoping to see you around next winter,
JC

[Johnny Canuck]

Also, what's the current opinion regarding the 14-round format? Is it cool? Or is it anathema like Mariah after she did Glitter?

[Gavin Chipper]

Too conundrum-heavy so very swingy.

[Fiona T]

why not 5-6 qualifying games then final between top 2?

[Gavin Chipper]

why not 5-6 qualifying games then final between top 2?

Yeah, presumably if you've got time for that number of games anyway with divisions, you can play the same number without.

Basically, the number of games you've got time for minus one qualifying games and then a grand final.

[Ian Volante]

Also, what's the current opinion regarding the 14-round format? Is it cool? Or is it anathema like Mariah after she did Glitter?

Surely she was much older than his other victims though.

[Johnny Canuck]

why not 5-6 qualifying games then final between top 2?

Yeah, presumably if you've got time for that number of games anyway with divisions, you can play the same number without.

Basically, the number of games you've got time for minus one qualifying games and then a grand final.

Yep, extending the heat stage if option A is picked is definitely on the table. I’m shooting for maybe a 3-hour event, with regular intermissions.

Also, you guys can organise a parkrun for this event. I’ve got my own.