MatchMaker Downloads

MatchMaker program by Tom & Cathy Saxton
© 2007-2022, Idle Loop Software Design, LLC

The program is a console application, it has no graphical user interface. You just run it from the command line (Terminal on Mac OS X or the Command Prompt on Windows). To download, just right-click (Windows) or control-click (Mac OS X) on the appropriate link, then choose the appropriate "Download" sort of item from the pop-up menu.

We also include a second program, MatchRater that will analyze a schedule and give the same stats given in MatchMaker.

These programs are available for evaluation purposes only. For licensing, contact us at [info].

Version 1.6.1 fixes a bug with parsing the -k (break) parameter and includes builds for Raspbian, Raspbian 64-bit and Intel Ubuntu.

Version 1.6 has two options for the default minimum match separation value and includes builds for Raspbian, Raspbian 64-bit and Intel Ubuntu.

Version 1.5 allows more than 3 teams per alliance for non-FIRST tournaments and includes builds for Raspbian, Raspbian 64-bit and Intel Ubuntu.

Version 1.4 uses a new algorithm created by Caleb Sykes for station balancing. Now all teams get the best possible station appearance distribution.

Version 1.3.3 improved support for small tournaments. Tournaments with small numbers of teams are allowed, as low as just enough teams for one match. The minimum match separation is no longer artificially limited. Breaks can be scheduled so teams can play back-to-back matches across breaks. A new option is added to minimize alliance swaps instead of balancing alliance appearances. This makes it possible to create schedules for 12-team FRC or 8-team FTC tournaments using breaks between rounds to get a schedule with excellent mixing of partners and opponents.

Match Maker 1.6.1 (zip, 240 KB)

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Revision History

Date	Version	Comments
03/15/2007	Beta 1	Initial public beta.
03/15/2007	Beta 1.1	Changes to help screen and status update.
04/08/2007	Beta 4	Support for actual team numbers and 2 v. 2 tournaments.
09/15/2007	Beta 6	MatchRater, 10x performance improvement, red/blue alliance balancing
10/09/2007	Version 1.0	Release version.
01/11/2008	Version 1.0.2b1	Add surrogate scheduling option.
06/07/2008	Version 1.0.3b1	Beta Release: Improve algorithm to reduce clumping.
12/31/2008	Version 1.0.3	Improve algorithm to reduce clumping.
05/21/2009	Version 1.0.5	Fix issue with reading 2x2 schedules.
02/01/2017	Version 1.2.2	Add station position balancing.
07/10/2017	Version 1.2.3	Support up to 200 teams.
10/15/2018	Version 1.2.4	Add builds for Raspberry Pi 3 B+ and Intel NUC NUC7CJYH Ubuntu.
12/04/2018	Version 1.2.5	Fixes a bug with the Mac build that causes the same input to always produce the same schedule.
09/25/2020	Version 1.3.3	Improved support for small tournaments.
12/01/2021	Version 1.4	Improved station balancing algorithm.
10/27/2022	Version 1.5	Allow up to four teams per alliance.
10/28/2023	Version 1.6	Option for low or high default minimum match separation. Option to output team duplication counts.
03/10/2024	Version 1.6.1	Fix bug parsing the -k (break) parameter