S[Stuck!]: I don't see how to ensure all evens, because a number like 14 will give 7 remaining, then a bye is required
A[Aha!]: The numbers should be powers of 2(2n)
S: I'm not sure that this doesn't eliminate some legitimate possibilities.
S: I don't see how to check with out just picking numbers at random to test that are even but not 2n
A: Trying with random even numbers smaller than 27
S: Starting with 16 players means 11 byes in first round, then where do they go ?
S: I don't know... if we are not to have any byes after the first round, it's ambiguous. If we can changes the problem completely
A: Will allow byes in any round Each round that finished with an odd number also had a bye
S: I can't be sure that will always be the case
A: Try testing numbers near 27 to see what pattern develops [...figuring out...]
A: Number of matches is N-1 always. Number of rounds is given by the power of the next highest power of 2...
s: I can't nail down the pattern for the differ byes, although I can see one developing