Okay, with the goal being 24 and 12 players, I think the formats will be this:

Fire will have 16 competing in an initial preliminary round, with 8 players receiving Byes to the next round. I'm still debating over whether to assign byes randomly or intentionally, with players in the Firaga tournament receiving the Byes so that the newer players have more of a chance of winning a game. It'll be a straight knock out tournament.

Firaga is going to be like a football/soccer tournament! That's right, there will be a Chocobo Group, Moogle Group and a Tonberry Group. Each group will be like a league and will have four players in it. All four players will play against each other (So each player has three matches to play) with a point being earned for a win. The three winners of the groups will all make it to the semi-finals.

In the event of a tie, the group winner will be based on the head-to-head record between that player and the other one. So if BoB and I both win two games, but in our game I have beaten BoB, I will go through. The fourth semi-final spot will be occupied by the best runner up depending on points tally, cards for and against, and then maybe even a playoff if there are two even players.

I appreciate it sounds slightly complex but it's not! I'm really just trying to cover every little loophole right now. It'll make more sense when you see it, and I'll keep track of this anyway so you don't have to worry about it. The idea of making everyone play 3 games is so that the truly talented players will go through... plus you're all fanatics so you're meant to enjoy playing more games!