A comprehensive tournament management platform designed specifically for competitive card games. We combine sophisticated algorithms with intuitive design to create the most reliable tournament experience for organizers and players alike.
PlayAllTimes is a complete tournament management ecosystem built from the ground up for competitive card games like Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, and other TCG/CCG formats. Our platform handles everything from player registration to final standings, using industry-standard algorithms and best practices.
Tournament management should be transparent, reliable, and accessible. We believe great software should handle complexity behind the scenes while presenting simple, intuitive interfaces to users.
Complete tournament lifecycle management from player registration to results reporting. Advanced features like multi-phase tournaments, custom cut criteria, and detailed analytics.
Join tournaments with simple codes, track your progress in real-time, submit match results, and view comprehensive statistics across all your tournaments.
Multi-organizer support, branded tournaments, member management, and analytics to help gaming communities grow and thrive.
PlayAllTimes supports a comprehensive range of tournament formats, each with specialized algorithms and management tools:
Industry-standard Swiss pairing with MTR-compliant tiebreakers: Opponents' Match Win %, Player Game Win %, and Opponents' Game Win %.
Traditional bracket-style elimination with optimal seeding based on Swiss standings. Supports 4, 8, 16, 32+ player brackets.
Advanced bracket system with winners and losers brackets, giving players a second chance while maintaining competitive integrity.
Specialized for formats like Commander/EDH. Intelligent pod creation with rematch avoidance and balanced point distribution.
Top 4, Top 10, and Top 16 elimination formats with carefully balanced seating arrangements for maximum competitive fairness.
Complete draft pod management with seat assignments, deck building phases, and optimal bracket construction based on draft positions. Pod numbers have been thouroughly developed to avoid weird pod structure.
Support for custom formats with flexible pod sizes and specialized pairing algorithms designed for casual draft play (cross table pairing for round 1, then swiss pairing for the remaining rounds).
Our algorithms are the heart of PlayAllTimes, implementing official tournament rules and best practices from competitive card gaming:
Our multiplayer algorithm is specifically designed for pod-based formats, addressing unique challenges like:
Creates pods with similar total points for competitive balance
Sophisticated tracking prevents players from facing each other repeatedly
Advanced algorithm handles complex scenarios with multiple fallback strategies
Adapted Swiss tiebreakers for multiplayer formats with opponent strength calculations
Specialized handling for draft formats with unique requirements:
Simple 6-character codes and QR Codes allow players to join tournaments instantly. No complex registration processes.
Create complex tournament structures with Swiss + Top 8, multiple cuts, and different formats per phase.
Full team tournament support with team standings, member management, and specialized pairing options.
Built-in round timer with warnings and automatic notifications. Helps maintain tournament pace.
Real-time standings updates with complete tiebreaker calculations visible to players and spectators.
Export tournament data in multiple formats. Full backup and restore capabilities for tournament organizers. This powerful feature is still under development and would allow to download the whole tournament and to be able to upload it or to manage it with a third-based tool (excel, gsheet, etc)
Comprehensive dashboard showing active tournaments, match history, statistics, and pending matches.
Fully responsive design works perfectly on phones and tablets. Submit results and check pairings anywhere.
With the upcoming application: Automatic notifications for new pairings, match assignments, and tournament updates.
Store and manage decklists with tournament association. Share lists with organizers when required.
Top X players, minimum points, or percentage-based cuts. Preview cuts before applying them.
Assign specific tables to matches, handle VIP sections, and manage table availability during tournaments.
Full penalty system with match losses, game losses, and disqualifications. Maintains tournament integrity.
Complete audit trail of all tournament actions. Track changes, penalties, and manual adjustments.
PlayAllTimes operates on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+0) for all tournament scheduling and timestamps. This ensures consistency across all international tournaments and provides a reliable reference point for players worldwide.
Paris operates on Central European Time (CET/CEST). To convert tournament times to your local time:
Example: A tournament starting at 14:00 UTC would begin at 15:00 in winter or 16:00 in summer in Paris.
All tournament start times, round timers, and deadlines are displayed in UTC. Make sure to convert to your local time zone before participating.
Match results and tournament history are recorded with UTC timestamps for accurate record-keeping across different time zones.
All automated notifications and reminders are sent based on UTC time. Configure your device's time zone settings for accurate local notifications.
Tournament organizers can specify their preferred time zone in tournament descriptions to help local players, while the system maintains UTC for consistency.
Most modern browsers and devices automatically handle time zone conversions. Consider bookmarking a world clock or using your device's built-in world clock feature to quickly check tournament times in UTC.
All tournament data is securely stored with regular backups. Player information is protected and only shared within tournament contexts. Organizers maintain full control over their tournament data.
PlayAllTimes is built with reliability, scalability, and performance in mind:
PlayAllTimes is designed to handle tournaments of any size, from local game store events to major competitive gatherings:
Standard, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pioneer, Commander, Draft, Sealed, and all other official formats.
Standard, Expanded, Legacy formats for both TCG and VGC tournaments with specialized rules support.
Advanced and Traditional formats with specialized match structures and tournament rules.
Flexible system adapts to any competitive card game format with customizable rules and scoring.
PlayAllTimes exists to serve the competitive gaming community. Our development is guided by feedback from tournament organizers, judges, and players worldwide.
Every feature is designed with real tournament scenarios in mind, based on feedback from active organizers and players.
Strict adherence to official tournament rules and best practices ensures fair, competitive environments.
Regular updates with new features, algorithm improvements, and support for emerging game formats.
Tournament management should be accessible to everyone, regardless of technical expertise or tournament size.
"We're players and organizers too. PlayAllTimes is built by people who understand the challenges of running tournaments because we face them ourselves. Every algorithm, every feature, every design decision comes from real experience in competitive gaming."
We welcome feedback, suggestions, and contributions from the community:
Ready to run better tournaments? Have questions about our algorithms? Want to suggest a feature? We're here to help build the future of competitive gaming together.
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