Americano
New partner and new opponents every round. Everyone earns their pair’s points.
- From 4 players
- 2 courts
- Fixed total 24
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How it’s played
You play in pairs and the pair changes every round. Everyone scores on their own and whoever has the most points at the end wins, not whoever wins the most matches. With 8 players and 2 courts that’s 7 rounds: everyone plays with everyone else.
Pairings
They ignore the standings. If everyone fits on court, each player partners every other player once before any pair repeats. If not, the draw avoids repeating pairs and opponents as much as it can.
Sit-outs
If not everyone fits on court, sit-outs are shared out: between whoever has sat out most and whoever has sat out least, there is never more than one round of difference.
Scoring
By default, a fixed total of 24 points (16, 21 or 32 also work): a court’s score always adds up to that total, so you enter one number and the other fills itself in. Every player earns their pair’s points.
When to use it
Social sessions with mixed levels, or a group that does not know each other yet. Nobody needs a fixed partner and everybody plays with everybody.
How to run it in Scorium
- Open Scorium and start a new tournament.
- Pick Americano, then add the players.
- Set the courts and how matches are scored, and start: Scorium draws every round and keeps the score and the clock.
Free, no account. Works offline.