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Appreciate the input.

As a non-inventor (to date), I don't want to restrict this to invent and
play.  I think an invent and play tourney is a great idea in addition to this one being discussed, but not instead of this one.

I have no problem with participants being inventors and bringing their
inventions.

I'm intrigued by the more radical suggestion of bringing a different game
for each match-up, none of which can be brought more than twice by the same
player during the course of the tournament, but have concern that waiting
for players to designate what game they want to play each round, the wait to see how many veto votes are cast, any replacement time for vetoed games... might slow
things down, and as things slow down, players lose interest and we end up
with a situation similar to the Game Courier Tournament #3, into about its
22nd month with a 50 % participation rate.

To allow more variety, however, in each pool round-robin, in which each
player plays 3 of their own games (as black), each player may bring one
(play it vs each other player in pool), two (play one game once, the other
twice) or three games (each game once).  The player will not, however, be
able to choose which game vs which opponent.  That will be done randomly.

At each level, when pools are reassigned (winner's pool;loser's pool),
there will be a one week period in which participants can change the games
they bring.

Still looking at an April first kick-off for signing up.

Any more input is very welcome.