\(\mathbb{Z}\)-Cyclic Whist Tournaments for \(q^2\) Players

John W. Jones1, Philip A. Leonard1
1Department of Mathematics and Statistics Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1804

Abstract

Expanding upon a comment by P. A. Leonard [9], we exhibit \(\mathbb{Z}\)-cyclic patterned-starter based whist tournaments for \(q^2\) players, where \(g = 4k + 3\) is prime; the cases \(3 < q < 200\) are included herein, with data for \(200 < q < 5,000\) available electronically.