Was just thinking that since it really has not started yet we could jump in. It is your choice though.
Could we use all players as replacements? If someone drops in the middle of a game, another player could finish this game to give the opponent a legit score. Rather than reward them with full points. The player that drops could just be erased from the board. Might be better than one player playing 4 games and then dropping and a replacement picking up his points and continuing. I don't know. Just a suggestion. Your tourney. Your rules. I signed up as a replacement and will be happy being one if so.