Running Rounds on the Battle Board

The Battle Board is the game-day side of your tournament. Where the Setup tabs prepare your event, the Battle Board is where you run it: posting pairings, tracking results, and moving through the rounds.

Switching to the Battle Board

On the Overview tab, use the Setup / Battle Board toggle to switch into game-day mode. Setup is for configuration before the event; the Battle Board is for running rounds, entering results, and managing pairings on the day. You can switch back and forth as needed.

Before the first round

Make sure players have checked in (they do this themselves from the Battle Hub, or you can check them in from the Attendees tab). Checked-in players are the field the pairing engine works from, so confirm your numbers before pairing a round.

The round lifecycle

Each round moves through the same states players see in the Battle Hub:

• Pending - the round has not started and no pairings are posted.
• Locked - pairings are set and players can see their table, opponent, and start time, but the round has not begun.
• Active - the round is underway and players are playing.
• Scoring - the round has ended and players (or you) enter results.
• Complete - all results are submitted and confirmed.

You advance the round through these states as the day progresses. Odd player counts are handled by your ringer if you set one, otherwise by a bye worth the BYE points you configured in Scoring.

Pairings and results

Post pairings for each round from the Battle Board, then let players enter and confirm their own scores from the Battle Hub. You can also enter or override a result yourself if players need help or disagree, which is the same override that resolves a scoring dispute. As results come in, standings update automatically.

Finishing the event

When the final round is complete, finalise the results to publish the final standings. This sends the final results notifications (to players and followers, depending on your email settings) and flows the results into player profiles and the rankings.

Scenario reference

Any scenario names, notes, and deployment images you set on the Rounds tab appear to players in the Battle Hub for the matching round, so they can reference the layout without digging through the player pack.