diff --git a/worker/games.py b/worker/games.py
index 1a33f8406..45ab49294 100644
--- a/worker/games.py
+++ b/worker/games.py
@@ -1568,7 +1568,9 @@ def make_player(arg):
                 "-recover",
                 "-repeat",
                 "-games",
-                str(int(games_to_play)),
+                "2",
+                "-rounds",
+                str(int(games_to_play) // 2),
                 "-tournament",
                 "gauntlet",
             ]