17 teams in the tournament.
3 teams play in each game.
8 or 9 games are played by each team.
47 games are played in the whole tournament.
Each team plays every other team at least once.

Games # RBG Who-plays-who B.G......G....B........R...G.R..B......R....... 1 333 \2112111111111111 .G.G.....R....R.........B.G.......R.....B...B.. 2 333 2\211111111111111 ....G..G....B.............R.......G..R.B.R...B. 3 333 12\21111111111111 .......B...G.R...B..R...R..B..........G......G. 4 333 112\2111111111111 ........B....B........R....R..B..R..G..G....G.. 5 333 2112\111111111111 R...R..............B.....G..B.G.......B.G...... 6 233 11111\11111111111 G....B.R..G.......B..R.........G............R.. 7 323 111111\1111111111 .R..B........G.R.......B.......B..........G...G 8 233 1111111\111111111 .B....B...R.........B.........R.R....G.....G... 9 332 11111111\11111111 ..R.......B.R..B........G...R....B.G........... 10 332 111111111\1111111 ..B........R......G...G..B........B........R..R 11 332 1111111111\111111 ...R.R..G......G....G....R...B...........B..... 12 323 11111111111\11111 ...B............B.R.........G...G...R.....B..R. 13 332 111111111111\1111 .....G........G..G.R..B............R.B....R.... 14 323 1111111111111\111 ......R..B.B....R..G...........R.G.......G..... 15 323 11111111111111\11 ......G.....G....R...B.......G......B...R.....B 16 233 111111111111111\1 ........R.......G....G.G..B........B..R....B... 17 233 1111111111111111\

This is a minimalist grid in which each team plays each team at least once. Some teams play each other more than once. The first few teams play one more game than other teams.

Tournament Grids