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Back in the day, I played a lot of Overpower.  There were three of us in our little gaming group for OP, and we had extensive house rules for the game that changed it quite a bit, but we always enjoyed it.

One thing we often did was run 2 and 3 man tourneys in the course of an evening of play.  It was a simple way to organize an event for the night, and the basics transfer well to many games, including Attacktix.

The key to these events was that each player fielded multiple decks or teams.  Players would seed their own teams, and double elimination was the norm, though single elimination would work just as well.  In the event that two teams owned by the same player were to face off, the owning player would decide which team to pilot, leaving the other in the hands of one of the other players.  If it were a three player event, the goal would be to alternating opponents whenever possible, so no one sits out any longer than anyone else.  You can also track player points for wins separate from the bracket structure for the teams…sometimes a player will do better than the field, even playing other players teams.

Modest prizes were also a feature of these events, even though bragging rights went a long way on their own.  A common prize might be a single booster contributed by each entrant.  Another option might be to raid your trade stock for a figure or card or two and add them to the the pot.  The idea was not to get rich by winning the mini-event, but rather to have a nice reward at the end of a fun evening of gaming.

The next time you find yourself with one or two friends and a free night for gaming, I’d suggest running a mini-tournament.  With even only three to four teams/decks each, you should be able to organize a nice semi-structured event for the evening.