Okay, so there are more seats than interested people. Someone _will_ end up pissed because they didn't get a seat. That's a given, or am I wrong? In that case

Okay, so there are more seats than interested people. Someone _will_ end up pissed because they didn't get a seat. That's a given, or am I wrong? In that case you can't have a happy, fair solution. There is always a competition. That is how sharing too limited ressources works. Think about you and your brother sitting in front of the dinner table and there is one piece of the cheese left that you both love. Competition is fair! And honestly I like the competition about relationships, about money, about speed, and about smarts (=who writes the best bots). There are different options. If you are not good at relationships maybe you can find a way to earn more money, for instance. And none of the given options includes opening the head of a competitor with a broadsword, or barbequing him with a flamethrower. Sounds like a good and healthy competition to me.