As I've been working on the rules pack for Vappafaux recently, I've been giving some thought to tournament tie-breakers. In most cases a Malifaux tournament is decided on the following scores:
-Tournament points (3 for a win, 1 for a draw)
-VP differential (I.e. Rewarding you for the big wins)
-VP scored
In a three game tournament like Vappa there's a good chance there will be plenty of people on the same tournament points, meaning that most places come down to VP diff. But what happens if two players are exactly even on all three stats? This is an edge case but one I need to prepare for as it more likely in a 3 game event than a longer event. I don't actually have an answer to this yet.
It could just go down as a tied result, but that then may introduce problems with the rankings points and prizes. At the other end of the scale, a flip off is a totally arbitrary way of doing it and leaves one player feeling robbed.
I'm not sure what else to include here. There's nothing much else in Malifaux which could serve as a count back since something like how many soulstones you've killed isn't a reflection on how the game works, neither is masters killed. Time permitting a 20 SS hardcore game could do it since they're decided in 20 minutes but again not ideal.
Any ideas from other systems or Malifaux tournaments? Let me know in the comments or on twitter @tigerstyle40k.
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