tournament mode
Competitive event setting
Tournament mode is a competitive setting in video games or other contests that structures play as a series of elimination rounds, typically with standardized rules and restricted features to ensure fair competition.
Games may disable certain items, characters, or mechanics considered unbalanced: The game plays completely differently in tournament mode.
The term sometimes extends to a heightened competitive mindset: I'm going into tournament mode for this exam.
- bracketSupport or category
- double eliminationTournament requiring two defeats
- loser's bracketTournament path after defeat
- eliminationAct of removing entirely
- championshipCompetition for top rank
single elimination · knockout · round robin · competition · arena · fight night · versus · grand finals · matchup · leaderboard · qualifier · finals · arcade · multiplayer · ranked · ladder · seeding · rounds
- Bridge SoftwareJack, defensive play
- game modesranked match, deathmatch, practice match, team deathmatch, capture the flag
- Wrestling GamesWWE, WWF, WWE Raw, wrestling ring, wrestlers
- party gamescharades, musical statues, musical chairs, truth or dare, spin the bottle
- FIFAWorld Cup, World Cup trophy, offside rule, red card, yellow card
tournament modecasual mode
Relaxed difficulty setting
casual play · free play · practice mode · friendly match · exhibition match
tournament modetraining mode
Guided learning configuration
practice mode · tutorial mode · learning mode · story mode · campaign mode
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