I have a guy that I play all the time, he was the better player, started at 10-7, on my break it’s 8-7, on his break 9-7. We go back and forth. To answer your question, I would start with three games, like you suggested, then adjust.
Good point Bill, there are alot places that would love host MOT. Going to rooms, that have historically been Mecca’s for the Pool world, is the adventure.
I agree about tangible. I had to play a guy the night, he was all over the place, I just asked him to please sit down. For some people, it is foreign, this etiquette thing.