On LittleGolem are played tournaments for every game:
- Championship
- Monthly Cup
- Ladder
- User tournaments
There exists Waitting Room and is possible to invite to play some player.
Time control is used in all tournaments.
Championship
The championship is the main type of tournament on LG. Players are divided into groups in each league. There is only one group in the first league. In the second league there are two groups. In the third four, etc.
The winner in the first league is the champion.
The top two players in each group advance to the next higher league. Players up to fifth stay playing in their league.
A new championship starts for each variant once a year. There is a start date for each variant. Exceptions are championships where more than 30 players are entered. These start on the first day of the month following the end of the previous championship.
Calendar
This is the calendar of when each variant starts if the number of registered players is less than 30.
January 1st
Draughts - Dameo
Go - Size 37x37
WYPS - Italian 14
WYPS - Japanese 8
WYPS - Dutch 8
Hex - Size 19
Reversi - Size 6x6
EinStein würfelt nicht! - 3-points match
EinStein würfelt nicht! - Backwards capture
Morelli - Size 9
February 1st
WYPS - Slovak 5
WYPS - Slovak 14
WYPS - Russian 8
QYPS - Size 5
Twixt PP - Size 24
Four in a row - Size 6x7
Four in a row - Size 10x10
Lines of Action - Scramble
Lines of Action - Quick
Lines of Action - Black Hole
EinStein würfelt nicht! - 1-point game
Havannah - Size 10
Tumbleweed - Size 8
March 1st
Go - Random100
WYPS - English 14
WYPS - English 5
WYPS - Polish 8
OSKI - French
OSKI - Spanish
Hex - Size 13
Golem Word Game - 100 letters
EinStein würfelt nicht! - 11-points match
Slither - Size 13
April 1st
Shogi - Shogi 5x6
Shogi - Shogi 5x6 PLUS
WYPS - Italian 8
WYPS - Czech 8
Polyomino - mini
OSKI - Greek
Twixt PP - Size 48
May 1st
Draughts - English Draughts/Checkers
Shogi - Shogi
WYPS - German 14
WYPS - Slovak 8
QYPS - Size 8
OSKI - Dutch
Hex - Size 11
Amazons - Cross
StreetSoccer - Street Soccer
Havannah - Size 4
June 1st
Go - Toroidal Go
Shogi - Mini Shogi
WYPS - English 8
LYNGK - Stack6
Gomoku - Gomoku Pro 9x9
Dots and Boxes - Size 4x4
Lines of Action - Size 8x8
EinStein würfelt nicht! - 5-points match
EinStein würfelt nicht! - 50-points match
Havannah - Size 5
Morelli - Size 11
July 1st
ConHex - ConHex
Go - Size 13x13
Polyomino - penta
Twixt PP - Size 30
Breakthrough - Size 8
Havannah - Size 6
August 1st
Draughts - International Draughts
Go - Hahn Pointing System
Chess - Chess
WYPS - German 8
WYPS - French 14
WYPS - Spanish 14
WYPS - Russian 11
Polyomino - small
OSKI - Italian
Reversi - Size 10x10
Amazons - Size 10
Dots and Boxes - Size 6x6
EinStein würfelt nicht! - 7-points match
Havannah - Size 7
Slither - Size 9
Catchup - Random
Morelli - Size 13
Morelli - Size 31
Tumbleweed - Size 11
September 1st
WYPS - Greek 14
Polyomino - hexa
OSKI - Slovak
Hex - Size 15
Four in a row - Size 8x8
Gomoku - Gomoku Pro
Gomoku - Gomoku
Dots and Boxes - Size 7x7
EinStein würfelt nicht! - Black hole
Havannah - Size 8
October 1st
Go - Size 19x19
WYPS - Japanese 14
WYPS - Dutch 14
OSKI - English
Reversi - Size 12x12
Connect6 - Connect6
Havannah - Size 9
Tumbleweed - Size 4
November 1st
XiangQi - XiangQi
Shogi - Tori Shogi
WYPS - French 8
WYPS - Spanish 8
WYPS - Slovak 11
WYPS - Russian 5
WYPS - Russian 14
WYPS - Numeric small
Reversi - Size 8x8
DVONN - DVONN
Four in a row - Size 9x9
EinStein würfelt nicht! - 19-points match
Catchup - Size 7
December 1st
Go - Size 9x9
Go - Size 27x27
Chess - Chess960
Shogi - Shogi 3x4
WYPS - English 11
WYPS - Polish 14
WYPS - Greek 8
WYPS - Numeric
OSKI - German
TZAAR - Random
Dots and Boxes - Size 5x5
Catchup - Size 5
Tumbleweed - Size 6
Oceans 11 - Deck 54
Monthly Cup
The tournament starts immediately when 5 players are logged in. Each player plays against every other player. The winners of all groups started during the month will play in the following month’s tournament. The winners of all monthly cups during the year play in the following year’s tournament.
Ladder
For each game there is a running tournament. The players are lined up in a list. Players challenge the player in the higher position, up to CEIL (SQRT (position)). Example:
| Position | CEIL(SQRT(position)) | Can challenge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - |
| 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1-2 |
| 4 | 2 | 2-3 |
| 5 | 3 | 2-4 |
| 6 | 3 | 3-5 |
| 7 | 3 | 4-6 |
| 8 | 3 | 5-7 |
| 9 | 3 | 6-8 |
| 10 | 4 | 6-9 |
If the challenger wins the game, he overtakes his opponent. Players challenge a maximum of 1 player and defend against 2 players. A new game with the same opponent is possible only after 14 days after the common game. The game starts immediately when the player registers for the tournament. The games are started automatically. Players always challenge the player in the highest available position.
Waiting Room
Simple waiting room for playing rated games.
User tournaments
Players can create their own round robin tournaments.
Invite players
The player can invite another player to a game.