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	An airplane schedule		2016-10-14
		From Stephanie: Starting at 8:00a.m., a passenger plane leaves from an airport every 6 minutes and a cargo plane leaves every 7 minutes. When is the next time these kinds of planes will leave at the same time? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A rotating schedule for a softball team		2016-03-25
		From Caroline: I couldn't find a similar question, hopefully there isn't one! I have a softball team of 18 people (7 girls and 11 boys), but am limiting each game to 13 players (6 girls and 7 boys). The season is 10 games long. How do I create a rotating schedule which allows members to play evenly? I tried separating the boys and girls to create rotation for each but I got confused. Some are unable to attend all games but for the simplicity of a rotation schedule can you please help? Answered by Robert Dawson and Victoria West.
	Constructing a cross country district schedule		2015-12-13
		From David: Retired math teacher trying to help son-in-law schedule a cross country district schedule. The would like to have four tri-meets each week for five weeks and one week of dual meets. The score the tri-meets as three duals, i.e. 1v2, 2v3, 1v3 constitutes one tri-meet. After many hours, not sure its possible, but I have forgotten a great deal! Thanks Answered by Victoria West.
	A schedule for a league with 15 teams		2015-12-05
		From Zac: Hello, I have a league schedule question. We have a league where we have say have 15 teams. Each team is to play each other twice during a 10 week session. However each team tries only to play 3 matches(teams) per night(week). How would we set up a random schedule for the 10 week session? Answered by Victoria West.
	An 8 Team Basketball League Schedule		2015-10-28
		From Janice: We have an eight team league that play at four time slots each week. It's a seven week season. How do we schedule so that each teams plays each other at least once? Answered by Victoria West.
	A schedule for a pool league		2015-10-21
		From Hazel: I have to make a schedule for my pool league. I have twenty teams each of which must play all other teams. I have ten tables which must also be rotated to all teams play on all tables. Answered by Victoria West.
	Scheduling a social curling league		2015-10-20
		From Tyler: I'm scheduling a social curling league where all skips will play with all thirds, all seconds, all leads. And all thirds will do the same and so on. We have 6 teams of 4 and will be doing 6 rotations. Is it possible that all skips will play with all other players from other positions without anyone doubling up? My initial thoughts were (1,1,1,1) (2,2,2,2) (3,3,3,3) (4,4,4,4)(5,5,5,5)(6,6,6,6)... then rotate the thirds up and seconds down but don't know what to do with the leads and even with just 3 positions there's doubling (1,2,6,x)(2,3,5,x)(3,4,4,x)...4s have doubled (4,5,3,x)(5,6,2,x)(6,1,6,x) as you can see I'm having problems If you could let me know if this is even possible it would be greatly appreciated Answered by Victoria West.
	6 teams randomly arranged in groups of 3		2015-10-19
		From Anthony: im trying to make a game scheduled for 6 teams using a 1vs2vs3 ; 4vs5vs6 format. all 6 teams randomly arranged in groups of 3. each team will play all teams at least twice, im trying to see how to make the number of times each team play another the same. schedule should be arranged as such 1vs2vs3 4vs5vs6 so that (1vs2, 1vs3, 2vs3) and (4vs5, 4vs6, 5vs6) i am limited to having only 2 sets of 3 at a time with 6 teams. Answered by Victoria West.
	An 8 team schedule		2015-10-19
		From Dean: I need an 8 team schedule for 2 time slots where 3 teams are on the ice per slot. I understand that there will be 2 teams on a bye per day. How do make sure that the byes are fair? Can you help me out? Answered by Victoria West.
	A six team league to play a 20 game schedule		2015-10-19
		From Kelly: Hi there. Some of your posts are close, but my problem is evening out the home and away games. We have 6 teams in our league and we are going to play a 20 game schedule, playing everyone 4 times. We will play Fridays and Saturdays, each weekend. Of course the ideal would be to have each team have a home and an away game each weekend, but I realize that is impossible, but I would like it as close as possible. Any help would be much appreciated!! We also were considering opening with a home and away - Friday then Saturday with the same teams. Then carrying on with playing everyone else and then possibly finishing up with the same home and home Answered by Victoria West.
	Six teams playing five games		2015-10-18
		From Aidan: I have six teams that will be playing five games. I want each team to play each game once and each team to play each other team once. Is this possible or should I add an extra round and let some teams play each other twice? Answered by Victoria West.
	4 games in 4 time slots with 8 teams		2015-10-16
		From Paul: I'm trying to set up a game matrix for my kids that will have 4 games in 4 time slots with 8 teams. And every team is playing a different game in a different time slot. I provided the initial matrix and I am trying to ensure that no 2 teams play each other more than once. That's my problem.        8 pm 9 pm 10 pm 11 pm Crokinole 1 vs 2 Trivial Pursuit 3 vs 4 Darts 5 vs 6 Pictionary 7 vs 8 Please help, I've been at it for hours. Answered by Robert Dawson and Victoria West.
	Squash scheduling		2015-10-01
		From Ed: I have 5 teams and 2 courts. Every Thursday we play at four different times (6,7,8,9 o clock) Each team will play each other 5 times over 25 weeks. Everyone should get to play evenly at the best time (6:00) and the worst time (9:00) Answered by Victoria West.
	A 6-person team that has 9 players		2015-09-21
		From Sheri: I am organizing a 6-person team that has 9 players. How do I schedule them fairly over a 9 week league? Answered by Victoria West.
	A hockey roster of 19 kids		2015-09-21
		From Brian: We have a hockey roster of 19 kids. We only want to play 15 kids for each game. 4 players will not play each game. There are 16 games total. We want to rotate who doesn't play evenly. Can this be done? How many games will each player sit during the season? Answered by Robert Dawson and Victoria West.
	20 golfers for 6 days		2015-09-11
		From Dave: have 20 golfers for 6 days. Each player should pair with 18 golfers used a system on your website which is good for 5 days, but cannot get the 6th day. Thanks for your help Dave Answered by Victoria West.
	Scheduling for a bridge club		2015-09-09
		From margot: Can you help me with scheduling our bridge club? 8 rounds are played with four teams together. There are 16 teams in total, so our schedule should look like eight 4x4 boxes. (Each round the four teams play each other over the course of the evening) Answered by Victoria West.
	A schedule for eight teams and four stations		2015-09-04
		From Joel: We are having a youth activity where we have eight teams and four stations. At each station there will be two teams competing against each other. We need each team to go through all four stations, but without ever competing against the same team, and, of course, without ever doing the same station twice. If this possible? Thank you! Answered by Victoria West.
	A schedule for an 8 person team		2015-08-27
		From Julie: We have 8 people on our team, but only 4 can play every week. We have 32 weeks, total. How can we divide this so everyone plays evenly ? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Rotating speakers through a 10 week schedule		2015-08-03
		From Timothy: I want 15 students to speak 7 times each over the course of 10 weeks. They each will have 5 minutes. Thanks Answered by Victoria West.
	Team selection		2015-04-13
		From Peter: I manage a football team with a list of 28 players. Only 24 can play each game. The season is 16 games. How do I fairly select 24 players each week. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A schedule for observing our peers		2015-01-23
		From Jennifer: I am a sales trainer. Each month we need to observe one of our peers and give feedback. What this means is every month, not only am I observing someone, but someone is also observing me. For example, in January, Amy observes Tracy, Tracy observes Rachel, Rachel observes Ryan, and so on. The last person would then observe Amy, bringing it full circle. There are 10 trainers on my team. How do I set it up to where each trainer observes another trainer only once over the course of the year (and in return, each trainer is only being observed once by each person)? I know they will eventually repeat but would that start in the 10th month? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A schedule for 5 employees working 2 at a time		2015-01-23
		From Cynthia: We have 5 employees and need only 2 to work on Saturdays. what is the best way to fairly schedule everyone. PS. from time to time a sixth person will be thrown in to make things really interesting. Answered by Victoria West.
	Scheduling 12 for lunch		2015-01-05
		From Sabrina: I have 12 staff members that need to have lunch together 1 time each week. I am trying to pair them in a way that we each have the same amount of lunches in the same amount of weeks. Please Help! Thanks! Answered by Victoria West.
	Meetings for 77 students		2014-09-18
		From Adam: We have a new group of students starting, and would like to set up a series of small group meetings so each student meets each other, hopefully without meeting the same people twice. We have 77 students. In theory I would like to have 11 meeting slots, with 10 groups in each slot, with up to 8 students in each group. Is there a way to do this? I have wondered if it might be easier to do 9 meeting slots, with 9 groups per slot, with 9 students per group. Thanks! Answered by Victoria West.
	A six team track schedule		2014-09-15
		From Paul: I need to make a six (6) team track schedule. It needs to be five (5) triangular (3 team) meets with each team playing each team twice Answered by Victoria West.
	A 6 team sports schedule		2014-08-02
		From Daniela: Hello, My husband and I are volunteering at our church's Jrs camp and we were given the task of making the schedule for sports. There will be 6 teams and a total of 3 games for two days. We would like for every team to play each other but we cannot figure it out. Pls help! Thanks. Answered by Victoria West.
	A rotation schedule for 14 teams		2014-07-08
		From Daniel: I am organizing team activities for a summer camp. We have 14 teams and 7 rotations and 7 different games. every team will play a different game each rotation. Where I am having trouble is I would like each team to play a different team each rotation without a repeat. Is that possible? if so what is the formula? Answered by Victoria West.
	20 teams and 10 competition stations		2014-06-04
		From Joel: I have 20 teams. There are 10 competition stations. Each station will accommodate exactly 2 teams to compete with each other at a time. Each of the 20 teams needs to compete at each of the 10 stations exactly one time. Here's the catch I cannot solve: how to schedule it so that each team plays EVERY OTHER TEAM once and only once, while never repeating a station. Answered by Victoria West.
	10 golfers, playing 7 rounds in 2 x 3balls and 1 x 4ball		2014-06-04
		From adrian: Hi, We are off to Scotland on our yearly golfing trip soon. Question is we have 10 golfers, playing 7 rounds in 2 x 3balls and 1 x 4ball. I would like to ensure that each golfer plays with the other guys an equal amount of times, guess 3ish? and we share the amount of times each player plays in the 4ball. Hope you can help? Answered by Victoria West.
	A rotating schedule for 9 individuals		2014-05-29
		From Josh: I need to set up a rotating schedule for 9 individuals. The individuals will be pairing each week in groups of two. Thus, every week there will be 4 groups of two individuals and one individual not paired with anyone (i.e. a "bye week"). The rotating schedule should not repeat any pairing and it will continue until each individual has been paired with every other individual once. Thank you Answered by Victoria West.
	A 12 week poker tournament		2014-05-12
		From Jamie: Looking to schedule a 12 week poker tournament with 18 players ...playing 2 separate 9 person tables...I'm looking to have a balanced schedule where everyone player with each other an equal amount of time Answered by Victoria West.
	A schedule for 2 teams of 10		2014-05-07
		From John: How can I set up a schedule for 2 teams of 10 on a team to play each individually against each other over a 10 day span at 10 different course with 10 different start times each day. I was looking to not repeat any competition. As an example, Team A would consist of players 1-10, Team B would consist of players 11-20. I would want to have 10 start times a day for 10 days where a member of team A plays a member of team B each day without repeating any matches and any of the same courses and not repeating any of the same start times. Any help in this would be GREATLY appreciated!!!! Answered by Victoria West.
	A schedule for 9 teams on 3 fields for 18 days		2014-04-25
		From Scott: I need to schedule 9 teams on 3 fields for 18 days with no buys. Two teams play while other practices in field(little guys). Two fields have backstops and other is open field. Would like to have even time on each diamond if possible. Thank you Answered by Victoria West.
	Two 9 hole golf leagues		2014-04-23
		From Sally: I need help scheduling two 9 hole leagues. Here are the variables: - Leagues alternate each week starting on the front and back - League A starts at 4:30 with 7 groups and League B starts at 5:15 with 8 groups (all use carts and must be teed off by 5:30) - Regular play must continue, customers who have started before league play begins have preference to continue their round whether they are playing 9 or 18 holes. Thank you!!! Answered by Victoria West.
	Golf with 3 teams of 20		2014-04-21
		From Joshua: Thank in advance for this great service Golf - new - 3 teams of 20 - to create 20 unique groups of 3 For example use 3 teams of 3 1a 2a 3a 1b 2b 3b 1c 2c 3c So groups are 1a 1b 1c 2a 2b 2c 3a 3b 3c Groups can only have one a, one and one c - and that combo should be unique Answered by Victoria West.
	Golf League Schedule for 15 weeks and three flights		2014-04-21
		From bigdog: I need help setting up a 12 team (3 flights with 3 teams in each flight) 15 week league play schedule. Each team must play teams in there perspective flight twice during the 15 week season. Answered by Victoria West.
	A schedule for 6 people		2014-03-29
		From John: How do I set up a schedule where six people are here for ten of twenty days. Arranged in rotating groups of three, so everyone works with everyone else. Everyone works with everyone else at least once and everyone works ten days. Answered by Victoria West.
	14 teams divided into two equal divisions		2014-03-18
		From C: We have 14 teams divided into two equal divisions. We want each team to play each team in their division one time and four teams from the other division one time. What is the schedule Answered by Victoria West.
	A schedule for 6 teams over 12 weeks		2014-03-09
		From Paul: So I have a question. I noticed you came up with ways to create schedules and we are having a really hard time making our lineup correctly. Basically we have 6 teams that will play over a 12 week period every Monday night. The time slots are 1 hr each playing at 6, 7 and 8. We would like each team to play 3 games at each time slot over the 12 weeks. Is this something that can actually be accomplished? Thanks so much for your help! Answered by Eric Venables.
	8 team schedule over 7 days		2014-02-21
		From Andrea: I need to organize 8 teams. Each team has to go through 8 games against another team, but not against the same as before. Answered by Victoria West.
	A 7 person golf schedule		2014-02-21
		From Claude: Golf Holiday: 7 guys, play a 4-some and a 3-some each day for 10 days. Want to have the best balance of each player playing with every other player the same number of times and each player playing in an equal number of 4-somes and 3-somes. Answered by Victoria West.
	Schedule for a 4 team basketball league		2013-12-08
		From Sommer: I need a schedule for my kids basketball league. There are 4 teams. We will play every Saturday for 4 weeks with 4 games per Saturday. Week 5 will be the playoffs where 1st will play 4th and 2nd will play 3rd. Week 6 will be winners of week 5. Please help!! Answered by Victoria West.
	A schedule for 32 golfers		2013-11-22
		From Scott: I would like a schedule for 32 guys playing in 8 foursomes for 13 week. I would like it so that no one plays in the same foursome more than once or twice. Is this possible to do??? Can you let me know at bogeysm@yahoo.com if you can do it and if you will do it. Answered by Victoria West.
	Scheduling 10 people for 5 rounds		2013-11-20
		From Keith: Using golf as an example, I would like to schedule 10 people for 5 rounds with 2 groups of 4 and 1 twosome each round. I would like to minimze the number of times any one player plays with another. Can you provide an optimal schedule? Thank you for your help. Answered by Victoria West.
	A schedule for 2, 7 team divisions		2013-09-24
		From Sampson: I'm looking to set up a weekly schedule within a 22 week segment of 2 7 team divisions where every team plays every other team in their divison 3 times and have 4 cross over games with 4 of the other 7 teams in the other division. I've yet to figure this out. Thanks for your time. Answered by Victoria West.
	25 people are attending a 5 day meeting.		2013-09-20
		From Lisa: 25 people are attending a 5 day meeting. There are 5 tables, with each table seating 5 (or 6). I want each person to sit at a different table every day with completely different people. Is this possible. Can do I figure this out? I have each of the people a letter designation from A to Y. Each table have a number from 1 to 5. Thank you! Answered by Victoria West.
	A schedule for 18 golfers		2013-08-29
		From Brian: After searching the data base which helped me solve at least 3 other issues I have one more un answered question. I have 18 golfers split into 6 threesomes for 4 days of golf. What is my best option for a schedule mixing them all up as much as possible over the course of the 4 days Answered by Victoria West.
	16 golfers		2013-07-31
		From Pat: 16 golfers...3 nine hole rounds a day...for 4 days. what are the best pairings for the fewest repeats of partners? Answered by Victoria West.
	10 guys playing 8-9 hole rounds		2013-07-19
		From Jason: I have 10 guys playing 8 9 hole match-play rounds. I need to have everybody play the other 9 men, but need to limit them to only a 9 hole match between them. If we need to go 3-3-4 or 2-4-4 for a better solution, that may be possible. Answered by Victoria West.
	Scheduling a 12 person fishing		2013-07-09
		From Don: Greetings Math Central! I searched the index, but could not find a similar quandary. Here's my predicament: I am seeking help in scheduling a 12 person fishing outing. We have four boats. I would like to schedule three fishermen to a boat. We fish 2 1/2 days, split into morning and afternoon sessions. Thursday afternoon, Friday morning, Friday afternoon, Saturday morning, and Saturday afternoon We switch boats after lunch, with each fisherman moving to a different boat, with different partners. I would like to have each fisherman fish with as many others in the group as possible, with a minimum of partner duplication. I would like to have each fisherman fish in all of the four different boats over the course of the trip at least once. Would you please suggest a boat / fishing partner schedule that fits my parameters as closely as possible. Thank you! Don Answered by Victoria West.
	4 couples golfing		2013-07-06
		From Brian: We have 4 couples going on a 4 day golf vacation playing 4 rounds of golf. I have spent hours trying to set up a schedule that allows the 4 spouse to play together, and then each spouse to play with one of the other spouses (men with women) for the] other 3 rounds. I would like the foursomes to be different as possible. Also, no-one should RIDE in a cart with the same person more than once. I am not a math guy so I try to do this by working it out on paper, over and over again. It ain't working!! If you can help, I am very thankful. Brian Answered by Victoria West.
	8 golfers playing 8 games		2013-07-03
		From Johan: We have 8 golfers playing 8 games, and we want to schedule them so that they play together equal amount of times, or as close as you can get to that. They will be playing in two four balls each day. Anyone sorted this one out yet, I will really appreciate a solution? Thanks Johan Answered by Victoria West.
	13 golfers playing 5 rounds		2013-07-03
		From Alan: i have 13 golfers playing 5 rounds. want everyone to play together at least once. Answered by Victoria West.
	A league schedule for 6 hockey team		2013-07-02
		From Giovanni: Hello, I try to make a league schedule for 6 hockey team. Each team will play 36 games during the regular season. I cannot find a proper schedule generator. Can you help me please? Thank you Answered by Victoria West.
	Fantasy football league		2013-06-18
		From Chris: Hello, I am the commissioner of a fantasy football league. In this week, we play all 17 weeks of the season. It's a 12 team league, and we play each team twice. To do that, we have 5 "double header" weeks, which means you play 2 different teams. I am struggling to come up with a schedule to make this work. Does anyone have a solution? Answered by Victoria West.
	Five players in a 4-player partnership game		2013-03-19
		From Dee: I have 5 players who are playing in a 4-player partnership game & want to rotate the 5th person in in such a way that each person is each other person's partner for a game. How can such a rotation be done? Answered by Penny Nom.
	We have 10 golfers and four rounds of golf in two days		2013-02-05
		From Steve: We are having a golf tournament. We have 10 golfers and four rounds of golf in two days. We are going to break the group of 10 into two flights. Flight A and Flight B. We would like all members in Flight A to play one nine hole match against each other. All players in Flight B to play one nine hole match against each other. Could we play in groups of 4,3 and 3? What is the best way to make the pairings work? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	12 golfers, 4 rounds		2012-08-29
		From Paul: We have 12 golfers who will play four rounds of golf - how can we organize the foursomes so that each player has the most exposure to the other 11 players? Answered by Victoria West.
	A schedule for 6 teams and 37 games		2012-08-29
		From Giovanni: Hello, i try to prepare a schedules for 6 teams, and every teams will play 37 games before the playoff. How to make a schedules? thanks Answered by Victoria West.
	A rotating schedule		2012-08-16
		From Dusty: Ok, Im trying to create a rotating schedule. There are four jobs and four people but, one of four people cant preform one job. How can I figure out a rotating schedule for this issue? Answered by Victoria West.
	Scheduling an academic competition		2012-06-12
		From Mike: I need to schedule 18 high school teams to play each other in a "Jeopardy!"-like academic competition. Teams compete against each other 6 at a time (simultaneously) in 3 different rooms. What will the minimum amount of matches (I believe 6 ?) we would have to play to ensure that each team plays every other team exactly twice? And more importantly: what would that schedule look like? The best I've come up with is having most teams playing twice, but with 2 pairs of teams having to play either only once or sometimes 3 times. Thanks in advance for any help you can give! :-) Mike Answered by Chris Fisher.
	16 golfers		2012-04-20
		From steve: i have 16 golfers, 4 in "A" flight , 4 in "B" flight , 4 in "C" and 4 in "D" We are playing 4 rounds (4 teams of 4) and every group must have a player from the A B C an D flight, and in no round may 2 people have already played together! Answered by Victoria West.
	Golf for 12		2012-04-18
		From Brent: I have a golf group that is set up as follows: 12 players, broken into 2 teams of 6. I am looking for a formula to have one player from team A play against one player for team B each round, not repeat the match, and ride with as little duplication as possible. I know that it is not statistically possible with these numbers and will have at least one round that has duplication. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Golf for 28		2012-04-10
		From EARL: HI, I HAVE 28 GOLFERS AND I NEED A SCHEDULE FOR 5 DIFFERENT DAYS THERE WILL BE 7 GROUPS OF 4 PLAYERS EACH DAY. ALL PLAYERS WOULD LIKE TO PLAY WITH ONE ANOTHER ONCE AND NOT PLAY WITH EACH MORE THAN ONCE IF POSSIBLE OR LIMIT THE TIMES A GOLFER PLAYS WITH ANOTHER TO A MINIMUM IF POSSIBLE. (PLEASE SEND AN EXAMPLE OF THE SCHEDULING OF THE GROUPS FOR THE TEE OFF ORDER) THANKS FOR ANY SOLUTIONS YOU CAN PROVIDE. EARL Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Golf for 17		2012-03-29
		From Richard: Hi Guys, I have a scheduling problem which I don't think you have covered before. Apologies if you have! I have 17 golfers due to play 4 rounds of golf. Each round will consist of 3 threeballs and 2 fourballs (ie. 17 golfers in 5 groups)! Is it possible to come up with a schedule where each golfer plays with different partners in each round? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	36 golfers		2012-02-15
		From Steve: We will have 36 golfers playing 4 rounds of golf and would like to have different foursomes each round. In other words, no player will play with another more than once. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Golf for 14		2011-07-11
		From Doug: We have 14 players playing over 4 days. can we play with different players every day and keep the 3 x foursomes and 1 x pair format Answered by Victoria West.
	Golf for 12		2011-07-07
		From Jim: I have a golf trip scheduled with a total of 12 guys. We are playing three rounds of golf. For round 1 Players A B C D must play together. Is there a formula that would allow me to set up the other 8 foursomes with no repeats or minimal repeats? Thanks. Answered by Victoria West.
	16 golfers and 8 rounds		2011-05-26
		From Gerry: 16 golfers and 8 rounds. To have each player play with as many others as possible. Answered by Victoria West.
	Tennis schedule		2011-04-04
		From Toni: I need to create a doubles tennis schedule for 6 players playing over a 32 week schedule where no player repeats with a partner. Answered by Victoria West.
	A schedule for a pool tournament		2010-01-14
		From john: I need to know how to set up a pool tournament 12-14 players playing once a week, either 10-12 weeks whichever works out the best, what players would play what players week one through week ten or twelve? I hope you can help, I cant figure out the formula. thanks John Answered by Victoria West.
	A sports schedule for the ymca		2010-01-08
		From Erich: i have to make a sports schedule for the ymca. i have 7 teams. they need to play each other 2 times. we have 3 time slots per night. i would like them to have an even number of time slots thru the season. one team must have abye each week. can you chow mw the schedul. example time 1 team 1 vs. team 2. time 2 team 3 vs. team 4 time 3 team 5 vs. team 6. team 7 bye week 1. Answered by Victoria West.
	A networking event		2010-01-07
		From Tricia: I have 70 people to go around to 10 tables with 7 at each table. only 6 from each table will rotate each time. There is 1 table monitor that always stays at same table. How do I make the rotation so everyone moves and gets to see all 70 people at the networking event? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Golf for 8		2009-10-10
		From Chris: I have a group of 8 golfers who will be playing three rounds, What is the best formula so we can all try to play with different people during the 3 rounds . Answered by Victoria West.
	24 golfers, 6 days		2009-10-03
		From patrick: i need a pairing schedule for 24 golfers for six days playing in foursomes. Please Answered by Victoria West.
	24 golfers		2009-10-01
		From Peter: I am working on a 19 week golf schedule with 24 golfers, and I would like to know how to make up six foursomes each week without having a player paired with the same golfers. Answered by Victoria West.
	Dart teams		2009-09-18
		From Sally: I have 14 dart teams. Each team has a home bar.Usually it is one week home, the next week away. I have 3 locations that have one board only, yet have 2 teams at each location. I have one location that has 2 dart boards, and 3 teams. The last location have 3 dart boards and 4 teams.Can you make me a schedule that will be home and away, and every teams plays each other twice. In case you are wondering, the bars sponsor the teams.Thank you. Sally Answered by Robert Dawson.
	A football schedule		2009-08-14
		From Bill: I am having trouble with a football schedule that has two divisions of five teams each, 1-5 and 6-10. 1-5 will play against each other in the first 4 weeks and also the the last 4 weeks with teams 6-10 completing the middle of the schedule. The schedule is 13 weeks. Thank you for your time Answered by Chris Fisher and Victoria West.
	A golf league with 12 players		2009-07-17
		From Jane: My weekly golf league has 12 players in 4 threesomes. How many weeks would it take to play everyone once and not have too many duplications? What would be the schedule each week? Thanks Answered by Victoria West.
	11 golfers playing 4 rounds		2009-06-14
		From Brian: I have 11 golfers playing 4 rounds of golf. It would be great if we could play at least once with everybody. I realize we will have 2 foursomes and 1 threesome each round...can you help? Answered by Victoria West.
	A rotating schedule		2009-06-10
		From Doreen: We have seven people - we want to create a rotating schedule for two people at a time to attend one day a week with each person working the same amount of days in the year. Answered by Victoria West.
	28 teams 14 lanes , 9 weeks no repeats		2009-05-19
		From paul: 28 teams 14 lanes , 9 weeks no repeats Answered by Karen Meagher.
	16 teams, 15 weeks, would like to pair up with no repeats.		2009-05-12
		From Kimberly: 16 teams, 15 weeks, would like to pair up with no repeats. Thank you so very much. Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Six teams, two sites, and four days		2009-05-08
		From John: I have six teams, two sites, and four days. We have decided that we want to have tri-meets, where there would be three teams competing against each other at the same site each day. Here is the problem, I need to make sure that each team sees each other team at least once and each team goes to each site at least once. Answered by Victoria West.
	A 6 team social softball league		2009-05-02
		From Don: Hi We have a 6 team social softball league with only two fields. Each team plays two games each Saturday. We have three time slots 10:00, 12:00 and 2:00 We play for 11 Saturdays and than have a 2 weekend playoff. All teams prefer double headers vs the split at 10:00and 2:00. How do we schedule as balanced a schedule as possible and minmize the splits ? Thanks Don Answered by Laura Morrison and Victoria West.
	28 golfers		2009-04-18
		From DON: HI, I HAVE 28 GOLFERS AND I NEED A SCHEDULE FOR 24 DIFFERENT DAYS THERE WILL BE 7 GROUPS OF 4 PLAYERS EACH DAY. ALL PLAYERS WOULD LIKE TO PLAY WITH ONE ANOTHER AS EVEN AS POSSIBLE (SAY 2 TO 4 TIMES EACH OVER THE 24 DAYS)...THANKS DON Answered by Victoria West.
	16 golfers		2009-03-18
		From Bill: We have 16 golfers. We golf for 5 days, in foursomes. It should work out that each player plays with each other player 1 time exactly. I just can't figure it out. Thank you in advance! Bill Answered by Claude Tardif and Victoria West.
	A 14 team league that is divided into 2 divisions		2009-03-07
		From Ronnie: I have a 14 team league that is divided into 2 divisions. We have a total of 18 weeks to play. I would like for each team to play the team in their division twice. The remaining 6 weeks would be played with the other division. Any help would be appreciated. Answered by Chris Fisher and Victoria West.
	16 golfers playing one round of golf on each of four days		2009-02-22
		From Jim: I have seen solutions for other combinations of setting up a golf trip but I haven't seen one for my group. We have 16 golfers playing one round of golf on each of four days. Is there a way for all of them to play in foursomes so that everyone gets to play with everyone else? Thanks for your consideration. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	6 golfers playing 8 rounds		2009-02-21
		From evan: I have a group of 6 golfers playing 8 rounds. we would like to rotate the 3 somes so each person golfs with different people as many times as possible Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A ten player schedule		2009-02-19
		From john: I HAVE 10 PLAYERS ONE GAME PER NITE FOR 10 WEEKS WHO PLAYS WHO FOR WEEK 1 THRU 10 THANK YOU Answered by Victoria West.
	8 golfers, 5 rounds		2009-02-12
		From John: 8 of us are going on a golf trip next month. We are golfing 5 rounds. Is there any way that everyone can play with each other at least twice? I have been trying to figure it out but it always seems that someone plays with another golfer only once. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	9 golfers		2009-02-12
		From Beth: I am organizing a golf trip for 9 women. We are playing in threesomes and are playing four days. I would love to mix it up so that everyone gets to play with each other at least once. Any mathematical suggestions as to how I can make this happen?? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	12 golfers		2009-02-04
		From david: 12 golfers playing in 3 four balls over five rounds. can everyone play with everyone else at least once. Answered by Victoria West.
	7 golfers playing 4 days of golf		2009-01-30
		From Trish: I have 7 golfers and we are playing 4 days of golf. I would like to do pairings so that everyone gets to play with each other at least one time. Can you help with this? Not a math whiz here and looking for help. Thank you. Answered by Victoria West.
	A tennis schedule		2009-01-26
		From Lorraine: I need to create a tennis schedule. We have 8 players, but only 4 play at one time. I need to create a schedule for 34 matches, but of the 34 each player plays 17 times. Each player must also play with each of the other 7 the same number of times. For instance player 1 will play 17 times, and will play with the other players the same number of times as player 2 does. Is this even possible? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	20 of us golf together in groups of 4		2009-01-24
		From D.: Every Sunday, 20 of us golf together in groups of 4. I am looking for a way that each of us play with 3 other people each week and ultimately get to play in groups that are unique. For instance if week 1, I play with 2, 3, 4 and then the next week I play with 5, 6, 7, and the 3rd week I play with 8, 9, 10 and so forth until I have played with everyone. Everbody else should be doing the same thing. Can you give me a schedule for this and how many weeks would it take for all of us to accomplish this where we all play with different combinations of people. (We should not play with the same person very often or even the same pairs of people but everyone should play with everybody else) I hope this makes sense........whew and thanks! Answered by Victoria West.
	A 28 week golf schedule		2009-01-17
		From Don: You have a 12 man golf schedule playing 8 weeks. Can you go further and make it a 28 week schedule. 3 foursomes. any help would be greatly appreciated. Answered by Victoria West.
	A golf trip with 12 golfers		2009-01-16
		From Brad: I am organizing a golf trip with 12 golfers. We will play 5 rounds (3 foursomes each round) total and play two 9 holes matches per round (18holes). So two matches are created within each foursome. What are the possible combinations of foursomes so that everyone plays each other at least once with the least number of repeat matches? For example: Here are the foursomes for round 1:(1,2,3,4) (5,6,7,8) (9,10,11,12) match 1 round 1: 1vs2, 3vs4, 5vs6, 7vs8, 9vs10,11vs12 we can not split foursomes up for the second match (9 hole matches): So match 2 round 1: 1vs3, 2vs4,5vs7,6vs8,9vs11,10vs12 Answered by Victoria West.
	16 golfers		2009-01-11
		From Bill: I have read many of your answers to similar questions but still need your assistance. We have 16 golfers that will be playing in 4 groups of 4 each day on an upcoming golf vacation. Can you suggest the best way to scheudle the individuals assigned to each daily foursome so that we have the most diversity in foursomes throughout the vacation. I am trying to have evryone play with as many members of the group over the week with the least amount of repetition. If you would please provide it for both 6 and 7 days, since we are not sure yet how many days we will be playing. 16 golfers-playing in groups of 4 each day-6 days 16 golfers-playing in groups of 4 each day-7 days Answered by Victoria West.
	18 golfers and 5 rounds		2009-01-10
		From steve: We have 18 golfers 5 rounds . Would like 3 foursomes and 2threesomes each day Different groups each day. Answered by Victoria West.
	24 golfers playing golf for 9 rounds		2008-12-23
		From Duane: Got 24 golfers playing golf for 9 rounds. Any formula where everyone can play with everyone else at least once. We are playing 4somes only. Thanks, Duane Answered by Victoria West.
	Golf - 24 guys 4-somes 6 rounds		2008-12-07
		From Duane: Thank you. What about 24 guys 4-somes 6 rounds everyone playing with each other at least once. Thanks again. Duane Answered by Victoria West.
	6 golfers play threeball		2008-12-04
		From Ian: I have a group of 6 golfers wanting to play 3 rounds as 2x threeballs, but with different players each day. Is this possible? Can you provide some threeball combinations for this please? Answered by Victoria West.
	Six golfers		2008-11-25
		From Joe: I have a group of 6 golfers wanting to play 3 or 4 rounds but with different players each day if possible. We know we cannot make it happen without some playing with the same person. Can you provide some pairings for this? Answered by Victoria West.
	A golf tournament		2008-06-24
		From Roland: We have a golf tournament, 12 players, three rounds. We want to pair so that we have pairings with as few duplications as possible. Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	A season schedule for 9 teams		2008-05-22
		From James: would like to put together a season schedule for 9 teams with each team playing three or 4 games leading to a 1 to 9 ranking. Answered by Victoria West.
	A dinner club schedule		2007-10-12
		From irv: The problem is that I have 12 couples, 1 through 12, in a dinner club, and each couple is host once with 3 of the other couples. he dinners will take place over 4 months. I am trying to not repeat any of the couples. We had the formula for 16 and 20 couples but not for 12. Are you able to help with the groupings for 12. Thanks very much. Irv Answered by Victoria West.
	A 9 team league		2007-10-11
		From Dary: I have a 9 team pool league. Each team must play each other once only. But 2 teams cannot play at the same place location each week. I can't seem to match this up and I get stuck. Answered by Victoria West.
	Golf pairings		2007-10-02
		From Mike: Regarding arranging golf players so no person plays with anyone more than once. You have given examples for 16 and 24 players. If it can be done, i need a solution for 20 players, 4 players per team one round per day for 5 days Answered by Victoria West.
	Golf schedule		2007-03-30
		From Jim: I am organising a golf break for 12 golfers playing in 3 fourballs over 5 days. I would like to maximise the number of different golfers each player can play with. Any help would br greatly appreciated. Answered by Penny Nom.
	6- team schedule for softball		2007-03-29
		From Angie: I have 6-teams that can only play 3 days a week. Each team must get 18 games in for the season. I have to split them being the home team and the away team sometimes. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Schedule for a 10 team league		2007-03-27
		From Pete: I don't know if this question involves a math solution, but I am running out of ideas. I have a 10 team league. Each team must play each other once only. I can't seem to match this up and get stuck at the end. Please help. Thanks, Pete Answered by Penny Nom.
	28 golfers playing golf over 7 days		2007-03-20
		From ian: I have 28 golfers playing golf over 7 days I would like everybody to play with each other at least once Is there a schedule? Thank you Ian Answered by Penny Nom.
	A golf schedule for three days		2006-08-18
		From Jon: I was wondering if I could trouble you to assist me with the following: I am working on a playing schedule for 28 golfers. 7 groups of 4. I have 3 golf days to schedule. Ideally, I would like to schedule all 28 golfers in 7 different groups of 4 on each day. Here is the catch.....no golfer in any group can be grouped togther more than once. Every group of 4 each day will have 4 new golfers that have never played together before. Is this possible? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Twenty golfers		2006-05-08
		From Mona: We have twenty golfers and four rounds of golf. We would like to figure out how to make foursomes so that each golfer plays with as many different golfers as possible. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Golfing with 8 or 12		2006-02-13
		From Carolyn: I have a couple of questions that my dad asked me and I do not think it can be done in the manner he wants it to come out to. He is going on a golf trip in June. There are going to be either 8 or 12 players playing 4 rounds of golf. The questions that he says will not work and I do not know how to figure it out either is 4 Rounds of golf is for sure. 18 hole Rounds each 4 Players to a group Either 8 or 12 players can every player play with every player in a group at least once during those 4 rounds. If this can be done can you give me the combinations for both 8 and 12 , so I can help out my dad. Along with how you you figure this out. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A loan of $50,000		2005-12-14
		From Fre: A loan of $50,000 taken today is payable within five years. a. determine the annual payments within to be made to repay the loan if interest is charged at a rate of 10% compounded annually b. show the amortization schedule Answered by Penny Nom.
	My fantasy football league		2005-08-16
		From Jim: I have to make a schedule for my fantasy football league. There are 10 teams in the league and we play a 13 week season. The challenge is we want to play each team only once during the first 10 weeks. This way no team will play another team twice without having played each team at least once. Is this possible? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A golf outing for 16 golfers		2005-08-05
		From Bob: I have a golf outing fast approaching and I’m having a problem matching the golfers so that everyone plays a round of golf with every other golfer in the group. My problem is this: I have 16 golfers playing 5 rounds of golf. I would like a different foursome for every round of golf, that is each round (5 total) an individual is playing with 3 other players he hasn’t played with as of yet. Can you crunch the numbers and get back to me? The way I see it, we have 20 combinations (5 rounds x 4 golfers) with numbers 1 thru 16. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A wrestling schedule		2005-03-08
		From Ed: Hello my name is Ed and I am a couch of a wrestling team in New Jersey. I was doing searches for formulas on how to make a matrix for team sports and it seems to be hard to find. I came some how to your site and thought I'll give it a try. Here is what we need or are trying. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	A nine week schedule		2005-03-08
		From Greg: I'm trying to build a nine week schedule where 10 teams play each other once throughout the season. I make it all the way to week nine, then I start having all sorts of conflicts. HELP!! Answered by Claude Tardif.
	20 Golfers		2004-10-26
		From Ian: I have 20 golfers playing over 6 days I would like to schedule all 20 golfers in 5 groups of 4 on each day here is the catch.... I would like each player to play with each other once during the 6 days. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	A schedule for 6 teams		2004-09-10
		From Greg: I have a schedule I need to make of 6 teams. They must play each other once however no team can be the away team twice in a row. There must be 3 home games and 3 away games for each team. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A 6 team schedule		2003-08-31
		From A scheduler: I saw that someone put on your web site a team schedule and you helped them figure it out.Ý I have 6 teams that want to play each other once, and believe it or not, I cannot figure it out. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A golf tournament		2003-08-23
		From Dale: I am running a golf tournament with twelve golfers. We will be playing four rounds of golf. I don't want to schedule the same two players together more than twice (if possible). How would I make a schedule that each player would play at least once with every other player? I would appreciate any help that you can give me. Answered by Denis Hanson.
	A schedule for a fantasy football league		2002-09-01
		From Steve: i am in a ten(10) team league, split evenly into two five team divisions. we play a thirteen(13) game schedule and would like to play each team in your own division twice, and each team in the other division once. according to my rudimentary mathematics that equals 13 games. a good schedule should look somthing like this: team 1-5 = division 1 team 6-10 = division 2 team 1 should play teams 2-5 twice and teams 6-10 once. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	A schedule for 24 golfers		2002-05-25
		From John: I am working on a schedule for 24 golfers. 6 groups of 4. I have 8 golf days (twice per week for a month). Ideally, I would like to schedule all 24 golfers in 6 different groups of 4 on each day. Here is the catch.....no golfer in any group can be grouped togther more than once. Every group of 4 each day will have 4 new golfers that have never played together before. Is this possible? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	12 pairs playing bridge		2001-11-09
		From Diana: I have 12 pairs playing bridge against one another for 12 games. I need to have each pair partnered with another pair -- but only once. I'm looking for a schedule for play for all 12 games. They should only be able to play against another team only once also. (ex: 1/2 v 3/4 then 4/2 v 3/1) Thank you for this opportunity to solve my dilemma. Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Scheduling a golf vacation		2000-12-05
		From Michael: I'm having a problem scheduling matches for a golf vacation. We have 12 people playing 7 rounds of golf in 7 days. We play 2 man teams vs. 2 man teams everyday.Is there a formula so that you play WITH a different partner everyday and AGAINST as many different people as possible? Thank You for any help you may be. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Scheduling Meetings		1999-06-25
		From Beth Carver: We have 6 groups meeting at three different places simultaneously. The meetings take place once a month each year. Is there a way to have each group meet with each of the other groups at least twice in a year, four times in each place? Answered by Chris Fisher and Harley Weston.
	Golf Problem - The Sequel		1998-11-13
		From Bob: Sixteen golfers, seven rounds. What are optimum combinations for each golfer to play with as many different golfers as possible? Many thanks, Bob Payson Answered by Denis Hanson.
	Mathematics of Schedules		1997-01-16
		From Byron Krull: I was asked if there was a mathematical method to work with schedules. The problem is this. There are 24 teams playing weekly on 4 sheets at 3 different times of the day as follows... Answered by Denis Hanson.

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