[blml] Encrypted signals (was: nearest card)

[Konrad Ciborowski]

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From: "raija" <mustikka at charter.net>

> (though of course I am trying to read minds here, perhaps unsuccessfully) 
> part of the FUN seems to be to puzzle, surprise, and trick the opponents 
> who don't have arsenal to use against the unfamiliar or who do not know 
> all the inferences behind each action in an unfamiliar method even if the 
> meaning of a particular single call or calls is fully explained.

No, you are not trying to read minds here. You are trying to offend me
by implying malicious intentions behind my actions.

>
> However, Konrad wants masterpoints.  It will be, just as in any 
> circumstance, a matter of priorities.  When I want the experiment-FUN, I 
> play where such experiments are allowed.  When I want masterpoints-FUN, I 
> play where masterpoints are awarded.  Can't have it all in one place.

Why?

>
> Konrad:
> all I am asking for is
> a chance to run a tourney, have the right to award my
> SO masterpoints and have it treated as any other
> tournament under the auspices of my SO.
> To compete on equal terms.
>
> Me:
> "Equal terms" as I explained above, is not going to happen when the method 
> is so unfamiliar to the opponents that they cannot draw inferences to 
> complete the picture of the auction.

Excuse me - what are you talking about? If I announce well in advance
that I am going to run a tourney with no systems restrictions and
everybody who shows up is well aware that he will meet
exotic systems and still wants to participate then what kind of 
unfamiliarity
are you referring to? Believe me - there are people
who actually enjoy playing against new systems.
And who have generic defenses to cope with
them even if they meet them for the first time.
There aren't a lot of such people but if you run your tournament
and I run mine, and we both announce the CoC in advance, we
both comply to laws in TFLB and we both deliver
the moneys from the entry fee to our SO
then why you should have the right to
award masterpoints and I shouldn't? Just because
you have more pairs in the room?

You are assuming all the time that I want to force people like you to play
in my tourney. I don't. If you haven't understood that
much after so many posts I wrote then I might as
well stop trying because appearently my abilities
to make my points clear are not very good.


>
> Konrad:
> And yes, I have had my fair share of "convincing" my SO
> about lots of things - I publish in the "Brydz" magazine
> where I frequently write about things I'd like to see
> changed. But making an institution do anything is
> a daunting task - it takes a lot of effort, a lot
> time.
>
> Me:
> Couldn't it instead be as simple as, the majority prefers some 
> restrictions on systems, to be able to function intelligently and 
> reasonably at the table, within the limited round time in tournaments?

Oh, I see. Because the majority prefers to watch football over voleyball
then all voleyball games should be outlawed. Yeah, right.

Konrad Ciborowski
Kraków, Poland 


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