I'll throw my weight behind what SpartacusImperator said, as well. I'd also prefer to play a tournament without the "metagame tactics" part being such a large factor. Watching opponents purposefully defend against wars "less," seed Impacts that don't benefit them at all, and even playing Armed Intervention while the Olympic Games are up, just to hurt the perceived "leader" of your specific league rather bother me, since it's outside the bounds of what a "reasonable" move would be, in a normal game of TtA.
What's worse, is that it makes the games take so much longer! It's strategically to my advantage to take as much time as possible on my turns, so that I have a better understanding of everyone's league ranks before making my decisions. I've had to "wait out" my opponents before in order to know what Impacts to seed, for instance. It also puts a lot more weight on the Military part of the game, pushing you towards more interactive Military plays since it may be more important to deny a specific opponent 1st place (even if it gets you 3rd) than to secure your own 2nd place spot in a game.
I understand that it's not possible, right now, but I'd prefer an option for the tournaments where overall standings are invisible until all of the league's games are concluded. Sadly, it will take away from some of the "unfolding drama" of a tournament season, but I feel it would also create for a less metagamey and a more focused series of game.
Just my opinion.
