tim_delane Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Recently, in a "no adjust" matchpoint tourney, I was headed for +1100 Vs nothing our way, but a funny thing happened on the way to my Top score. Declarer simply played so slowly that the deal never finished, and we both got AVE- (40%) This is a low priority suggestion, as there was nothing at stake except pride. But it seems wrong to give a player a method to limit his downside to 40% on a board, especially when that method is arguably unsportsmanlike. The solution is to time the actions of each side. If either side takes more than, say, 2/3 of the allotted time, then the score for that hand is a predetermined split in favor of the faster side. (I'd suggest a tie for Top in MP events, +12 IMPs in IMP events) I understand that this topic may have come up before, but I'm new to the forums. Is it reasonable to revisit the topic? Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mink Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Hi Tim, welcome to the forums. What you describe a reason not to play in tourneys where the director refuses to perform his second most urgent duty: adjusting unfinished boards (only replacing inactive players is more urgent). However, adjusting boards is so urgent only because of the way the software works. A lot of suggestions have been made, here are my latest: Nov 14 2006, Apr 1 2006 Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_delane Posted December 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 Thanks, Karl. These were very enlightening. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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