I wanted to to put this public after talking some with DaKaren, Polynikes, and Silverbrook. I'm going to put some ideas on the board and let people discuss the merits of them.
What I propose...
The Queen's Cup is a twelve man tournament held at the Jollier Faireground. Four spots are guranteed (as well as receiving a first round bye) for the winners of the arena circuit tournaments. Eight others will be invited based on points. Points will be collected for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place finishes. A scoreboard will be maintained throughout the cicuit.
Each of the four tournaments will have their own local flavor of rules, regulations, and arena type.
Idea: Note I said twelve competitors including the four guaranteed. We don't have to have all other eight spots dictated by a scoreboard. Maybe six by scoreboard? There could be other events that lead to being eligible for the Cup. Maybe a quest in the community? Maybe we could get Dawn to nominate someone from the hordes that come to Britannian Spy quests.
Love to hear any suggestions or thoughts. As well as rule suggestions for the actual Queen's Cup competition.