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A complete tournament toolkit for occasional directors and local events.
Smarter automation, displays, side pots, and controls for regular directors.
Every BoardBoss tool, including branding, specialty formats, and Calcutta.
Director includes every Core feature. All Access includes every Director and Core feature.
| Feature | Core | Director | All Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament setup and roster | |||
| Saved tournaments Create and retain tournaments in the director account. | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Tournament details Name, date, signup time, cutoff time, location, and event notes. | Included | Included | Included |
| Public and private events Publish an event in the directory or keep it accessible by direct link. | Included | Included | Included |
| Tournament flyer Upload and display an event flyer. | Included | Included | Included |
| Singles tournaments Run tournaments with individual entrants. | Included | Included | Included |
| Team tournaments Run fixed-team events with multi-player entries. | Included | Included | Included |
| Team size Configure the number of players on each team. | 2–8 players | 2–8 players | 2–8 players |
| Bulk roster entry Add multiple players or teams efficiently. | Included | Included | Included |
| QR and web signup Let players open the signup form from a link or QR code. | Included | Included | Included |
| Signup request approval Review public signup requests before placing them on the roster. | Included | Included | Included |
| Random team creation Build randomized teams from the player pool. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Gender tracking Store player gender for roster rules and team-building controls. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Professional-player tracking Mark professional players for eligibility and pairing controls. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Gender-aware team building Avoid female/female pairings when possible. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Pro-aware team building Avoid pro/pro pairings when possible. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Formats and bracket creation | |||
| Single elimination One loss eliminates an entry. | Included | Included | Included |
| Double elimination Winner and loser brackets with finals handling. | Included | Included | Included |
| Round robin Schedule every entry against the other entries in its group. | Included | Included | Included |
| Tournament capacity Supports up to 128 bracket entries. With as many as eight players per team, one tournament can include up to 1,024 individual players. | Up to 128 entries | Up to 128 entries | Up to 128 entries |
| Automatic bracket generation Create the full bracket from the finalized roster. | Included | Included | Included |
| Randomized initial positions Shuffle opening bracket positions. | Included | Included | Included |
| Fair BYE distribution Spread BYEs through the bracket as evenly as possible. | Included | Included | Included |
| Loser-bracket drop randomization Vary drop positions to reduce immediate rematches. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Triple elimination An entry is eliminated after its third loss. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| First-eliminated buy-back format Offer the first eliminated team a controlled return path. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Specialty formats Access new non-core tournament formats as they are released. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Bracket and match operations | |||
| Manual result entry Record match winners and scores from the manager. | Included | Included | Included |
| Automatic advancement Advance winners and place losing entries in the correct next match. | Included | Included | Included |
| Championship finals logic Handle finals progression and bracket-reset requirements. | Included | Included | Included |
| Result correction Correct an entered result with dependency-aware safeguards. | Included | Included | Included |
| Tournament completion Finalize results and preserve the finishing order. | Included | Included | Included |
| Reopen tournament Return a completed event to active management when a correction is needed. | Included | Included | Included |
| Manager activity history Review important bracket and operational changes. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Board management and automation | |||
| Board availability Add boards and mark them available or unavailable. | Included | Included | Included |
| Manual board assignment Choose the board for an available match. | Included | Included | Included |
| Basic automatic assignment Assign available matches to open boards automatically. | Included | Included | Included |
| Auto-start on assignment Start a queued match when its board is assigned. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Spread assignments across boards Distribute matches across the configured board range. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Smart board assignment Prioritize assignments using tournament state and waiting entries. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Back-to-back prevention Reduce immediate repeat board assignments for the same players. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Winner/loser-side balancing Balance board usage between winner- and loser-side matches. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Player and public experience | |||
| Public tournament directory Show published tournaments in the BoardBoss event list. | Included | Included | Included |
| Direct-link private access Share an unlisted tournament without publishing it in the directory. | Included | Included | Included |
| Player accounts and profiles Let players maintain an account, profile, and display nickname. | Included | Included | Included |
| Personal match status Show a player what is next and where they should report. | Included | Included | Included |
| Live bracket updates Keep public bracket and status views current as results change. | Included | Included | Included |
| Player notifications Send supported tournament and match alerts to players. | Included | Included | Included |
| Results and placement history Publish final placement and event results. | Included | Included | Included |
| Entry fees, prize pool, and side pots | |||
| Entry fee tracking Calculate entry-fee contributions from the field. | Included | Included | Included |
| Added money Include venue or sponsor-added funds in the prize pool. | Included | Included | Included |
| Total prize pool Calculate the available tournament payout pool. | Included | Included | Included |
| Standard payout calculations Generate a payout schedule from field and pool details. | Included | Included | Included |
| Suggested payouts Recommend placements and amounts appropriate to the field size. | Included | Included | Included |
| Percentage payout tools Allocate the pool using percentage splits. | Included | Included | Included |
| Manual payout overrides Adjust suggested payout amounts when the event requires it. | Included | Included | Included |
| House-cut controls Track an administrative deduction from eligible pools. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Mystery Out Configure and track a Mystery Out side pot. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Guaranteed Mystery Out Ensure a Mystery Out number is drawn for this event instead of carrying the drawing over to the next event. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Honey Pot Configure, track, and settle a Honey Pot. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Bounty Configure top- and bottom-side bounty prizes. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Automatic or manual bounty teams Let BoardBoss select bounty teams or let the director choose them. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Bounty results and payouts Carry bounty winners and amounts into event results. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Displays | |||
| Public bracket display A shareable bracket and tournament status page. | Included | Included | Included |
| Fullscreen display Present the bracket with reduced management controls. | Included | Included | Included |
| Big-screen mode A venue-facing overview optimized for a large screen. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Dedicated board mode Show calls and match status for a selected board. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Calcutta bidding display Show current Calcutta bidding and auction status to the room. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Venue and sponsor branding | |||
| Venue header branding Place the venue name or logo in the event header. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Sponsor header branding Place a sponsor name, banner, and optional link in the event header. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Branded public displays Carry configured venue and sponsor branding into public event views. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Calcutta auction management | |||
| Complete Calcutta workflow Configure, run, settle, and report the tournament Calcutta. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Frozen auction roster Protect the auction field and payout schedule from accidental roster changes. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Balanced payout schedule Apply a field-size-based payout percentage scale. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Custom payout percentages Override the standard schedule with director-defined percentages. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Auction rules and rounding Configure deduction, minimum bid, bid increment, buyback, and cash rounding. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Buyer and contact directory Track buyer identity and contact details across entries. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Sale, bid, and payment tracking Record auction owners, winning bids, and collected status. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Editable auction sales Correct buyer, contact, amount, and payment mistakes. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| House assignments Assign unsold entries to the Calcutta house and remove mistakes. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Pooled lots Combine lower-demand entries and sell them as one auction lot. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Player/team buybacks Sell a share back to an entry and track its ownership split. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Editable buybacks Correct buyback percentage, amount, buyer, or payment state. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Live pool and ownership totals Keep the pool value and ownership ledger current during the auction. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Public Calcutta display Share live auction progress without exposing manager controls. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Buyer receipts and QR sharing Create buyer-specific receipt pages and shareable QR links. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Final placement synchronization Apply completed tournament placements to Calcutta entries. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Payout settlement ledger Calculate gross awards, deductions, shares, and net payouts. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Payment reconciliation Track money due, collected, and paid through settlement. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| CSV export and print Export or print auction, buyer, and settlement records. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Calcutta activity history Review significant auction and settlement changes. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Calcutta phone bidding | |||
| Approved in-person bidders Approve or block bidders who join the room auction on their phones. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Bidder join link and QR code Let present bidders join from their own device. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Entry and pooled-lot bidding Open a live round for one entry or a director-created pooled lot. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Timed or manual-close rounds Run a countdown or leave the round open until the director closes it. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Late-bid extension Extend a timed round when a valid bid arrives near closing. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Round controls Pause, resume, close, reopen, cancel, or award a phone-bidding round. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Bid withdrawal controls Approve a withdrawal or void an invalid bid from the manager. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Bidder alerts and reconnect Notify bidders of round changes and recover after a connection interruption. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Plan access | |||
| Future premium tournament features Receive future premium tournament-management features released for All Access. | Not included | Not included | Included |