Board game tournaments with automatic pairings
Run Swiss, league, group or knockout tournaments from the app, or join the ones in your community.
Download the appMeeplay is an app to run board game tournaments: it generates the pairings for every round, collects the results players submit and calculates the standings with their tie-breakers. It works just as well for a club tournament, a store league or a convention competition.
It supports the usual formats: Swiss system, Swiss with a final knockout, round-robin league with one or two legs, group stage with knockout, and single-game or two-legged knockout. And tables can seat more than two players, as in most modern board games.
Players sign up from the app, see who they play in each round and submit their result, which their opponents confirm. The standings update on their own and ties are broken by wins, head-to-head, score, Buchholz or Sonneborn-Berger.
The whole tournament, no spreadsheets
Automatic pairings
Meeplay generates every round of the Swiss, the league or the bracket, with byes when needed.
A format for every tournament
Swiss, league, groups with knockout and knockouts, including best-of series.
Results from your phone
Players submit the result and their opponents confirm it; the organizer settles anything pending.
Live standings
Updated with every result, with tie-breakers such as Buchholz, Sonneborn-Berger or head-to-head.
From the idea to the podium
Choose the format
Swiss, league, groups or knockout; number of rounds and players per table.
Open sign-ups
Players join from the app; you see confirmed, waitlisted and pending sign-ups.
Play the rounds
Meeplay pairs every round, collects the results and calculates the standings.
Tournaments in the app
Frequently asked questions
What app can I use to run a board game tournament with automatic pairings?
Meeplay automatically generates the pairings for every round in Swiss, league, group stage and knockout formats, collects results from players’ phones and calculates the standings with tie-breakers. It supports tables of more than two players.
What tournament formats does it support?
Swiss system, Swiss with a final knockout, round-robin league with one or two legs, group stage with knockout, and single-game or two-legged knockout. Matches can be played as best-of series.
Does it work for games with more than two players?
Yes. In Swiss, league and group stage you set how many people sit at each table, for example three to four, and Meeplay arranges the tables every round.
Which tie-breakers do the standings use?
Wins, head-to-head, score, Buchholz (strength of opponents) and Sonneborn-Berger. If the organizer rules a Swiss match a draw, each player gets half a point.
How are results submitted?
Players submit the result from the app and their opponents confirm it. The standings update instantly and the organizer can settle any pending result.
Does it work for club leagues?
Yes. The round-robin league, with one or two legs, fits club or store leagues played over several weeks.
Start playing with Meeplay
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