> The Count's likely objective is not to give his daughter in marriage
> to anyone he deems unworthy. And he is going to be actively
> skeptical of one or both suitor's worthiness (a common situation in
> story is where the Hero's opponent is considered acceptable and will
> win by default).
Yes, in which case I would make it a simple two-sided contest if that was the default.
> So I'd run it as both suitors against the Count (if both succeed, the
> highest level of success gets the girl, if both fail neither does)
> with the option of doing down each other rather than directly
> promoting your own case.
That works, although I suppose in that case you have to have two separate tallies for the Count, to represent each person's progress against him.
LC
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