Royal RotationsKing of the Court. Stick with a partner
for one round — but never for two.
for one round — but never for two.
Queue mode · scramble competition
Royal Rotations
King of the court, played as a scramble. You get a partner for the round, hold the court as long as you can win, and then the whole field rotates.
How it works
1
Partners drawn for the roundYour partner is fixed for the round — and different in the next one.
2
Hold the courtWin and you stay. Lose and you go back to the queue.
3
The round ends on the clockThen the field is scrambled again.
4
Individual standingsEvery point and every game is credited to you, not to the pairing.
What happens with an odd player
Odd player handling
Royal Rotations draws temporary teams for each round, so an odd roster leaves one team short. This is the only mode that has to answer the question — everywhere else players queue one by one, or arrive as a fixed pair.
PlaceholderAny available player joins the short team, and stays with it for the rest of the round.
JumperAvailable players rotate fairly through the round to fill the short team, re-picked each time.
Referees rotate independently
Whoever is off court can be suggested as referee, drawn fairly and independently of the partner rotation — it does not depend on there being an odd player.
The three steps
Set it upTeams, courts, format — and what it costs in time.Run itThe live screen: standings, schedule, courts.Score itThe card you score on, and what it shows.
From the Royal Rotations page · to review
Best for
Bigger groups across several courts who want movement and a scoreboard
Sessions where a plain scramble feels too gentle and a straight king feels too static
Clubs mixing abilities — new pairs each round keep the games level
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