Run a pitch (setback) tournament from a phone
Pitch and setback nights are usually partners against partners at a row of tables, which is exactly how a bracket runs. Score All draws the bracket, sends each pair to a free table and scores every game with the same rules, so a set or a moon counts the same way at every table.
- Pick the bidder and the bid, then tap who took High, Low, Jack and Game
- 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 9- and 10-point pitch, with the off-jack, jokers and the three or five of trump
- Partners, two players, or three to six cutthroat
- House rules: bidder goes out, must bid to score, shoot the moon, dealer stuck, Low to the holder
Which format suits a pitch (setback) event
Bracket generator
Type in the names, pick a format, and get a bracket you can print or run live. No account, no watermark on the printout, and no li…
Round robin
Everyone plays everyone. The generator builds the full schedule round by round, so nobody sits out twice in a row and nobody has t…
Double elimination
One loss does not end your day. Losers drop into a second bracket and can play all the way back to the final, which is why serious…
King of the hill
Winner stays on, loser goes to the back of the queue. The format for drop-in nights where people arrive and leave whenever they li…
The parts that usually need a whiteboard
Tables
Name your tables and each match goes to whichever frees up first, with a push notification telling the players where to sit.
One set of rules for the event
Which points count, the target, the lowest bid, the shoot-the-moon rule and how a game is won at the target are set once when you create the event. Every match uses them, so no table argues about whether the bidder goes out first.
Partners or head to head
Brackets are two teams of two or two players. Cutthroat games for three to six players can be scored on their own, but not as bracket matches.
Pitch (Setback) tournament FAQ
How do I run a pitch tournament?
Create the event, pick single or double elimination, round robin or king of the hill, and add the partnerships. Each game is scored on a phone at the table and winners advance automatically.
Can a pitch tournament use cutthroat games?
No. A bracket match has two sides, so events are partners against partners or one against one. Cutthroat games work outside a tournament.
Can I print a pitch bracket?
Yes, free and without an account, from the printable bracket generator. Running it live with table assignments is part of the Pro plan.
No public pitch (setback) tournaments are listed right now. Browse the directory for other events, or create one and it appears here for players to find.