★ BB Triple Threat — 3v3

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• Format: 3 vs 3, on a separate dedicated server (not the public game). Swiss league — 4 rounds, every team plays at least 4 matches (no knock-out after a single game), then the Top 4 advance to single-elim playoffs (semis + final).
• Match length goal: aim 60–90 minutes, hard cap around 2h. 3v3 is intense — long matches drain everyone.
• Register: click the button above, or askbot tt register in-game.
• Build a team: create one (you're captain), or wait for an invite. Captain invites with askbot tt invite <player>; invitees reply askbot tt accept <team>.
• Starting packs: various packs (BBC-style, multi-choice), contents TBD. Different opening kits should encourage different metas instead of a single dominant strategy.
• Movement boost: free concrete on the floor in the starting zone so builders move fast from minute zero — small thing, big QoL gain at the 3v3 scale.
• Biter AI: looking into the easy old biter AI variant (cojito's, already used on regular BB) — biter waves are more predictable early so teams can settle faster.
• Difficulty: between Normal and Hard, likely dynamic. Idea on the table: start slightly negative (fast build, room to breathe), tip positive around the 60-minute mark, ramp toward nightmare by 90 minutes — the clock itself ends matches, no overtime grind. May also flex on science actually produced by each team. TBD.
• Reward: every winning match pays 10c per player × 3 = 30c, auto-paid by the bot when the BB Bets winner-market for the match resolves.
• Scheduling (fully automated): a weekly availability grid (Doodle-style) on this site. Each player marks slots ✓ available / ~ if needed / ✗ no for the coming round. It locks Sunday 23:00 CET, then the system auto-pairs teams (same win/loss bracket) and picks a time both teams can actually make — no captain has to chase anyone for a date. Fill it weeks ahead or round by round. Matches never overlap the weekend captain games (hard rule).
• Your part: mark at least 8 slots (4 firm ✓) each round; the bot only pings you if you haven't voted. Each team has 1 joker for the whole tournament to skip a round (counts as neither win nor loss). Miss a round with no joker left = forfait that round.
• Timeline: registration closes June 30 · availability poll opens early June · first matches July 1 · Swiss phase ~4 weeks, then playoffs. Scheduled in the gaps around BB Masters.