Simple Setup
Running a straightforward event — a chess Swiss, a weekly round-robin — shouldn't mean wading through every advanced option. Tabletop League keeps the simple path simple while losing nothing for power organizers.
Quick start vs. Custom setup
When you create a competition you choose between two paths:
| Path | Best for |
|---|---|
| Quick start | Name it, pick a format, go. The fastest way to a fully configured event. |
| Custom setup | The full wizard with every option up front — the classic create flow, unchanged. |
Quick start asks for just three things — a name, an organization, and a game system — plus a template that decides the structure:
| Template | Structure | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
| One-day tournament | Swiss pairings | A single-day event with a medium-to-large field. |
| Knockout bracket | Single elimination | A classic bracket — one loss and you're out. |
| Weekly league | Round robin | Everyone plays everyone over a season. |
| Ladder | Open challenges + tiers | Players challenge each other on demand; rankings update per match. |
Submit once and you land on a fully set-up competition, ready to open registration. You can change anything afterward.
One view for everyone
The manage area shows the screens your event actually uses: the core screens, plus the features you've turned on. Everyone managing the competition sees the same screens.
On the Settings screen, each section shows its essentials up front (name, dates, registration, participant cap, visibility) and keeps less-common options behind its own Show advanced options. Those start collapsed each time you open the page.
Adding features
To turn on more, open Add features (in the sidebar's Setup group) — a catalog of optional modules, each a card you can enable:
| Feature | What it adds |
|---|---|
| Check-In | Require players to confirm attendance before you generate brackets or groups. |
| Deadline Detection | Flag matches that blow past their round deadline for organizer triage. |
| Discord Threads | Post match nudges in a per-match Discord thread instead of messaging players directly. |
| AI Insights | Show Teo's AI-generated highlights on the overview page and in Discord daily digests. |
Enabling a feature turns it on and takes you straight to where it's configured: Check-In opens the Check-In screen, and the others open their section of Settings. You can enable more at any time.
Game Config (characters, maps, and draft rules) isn't in this catalog — it turns on automatically for game systems that support it. See Creating Competitions.
Related
- Creating Competitions — the full setup guide
- Stages & Formats — configure Swiss, elimination, round-robin, and more
- Managing Events — day-to-day operations