[blml] Thai braking

[Harald Skjæran]

On 02/04/07, Nigel <Guthrie at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> In a round-robin (or Swiss teams event with duplicated boards), an
> alternative form of scoring is possible - a cross between match-points
> and point-a-board...
>
> [A] Calculate the match-point scores in the usual way.
> [B] For each team, add the North-South and East-West match points.

There already excist a form of scoring teams which combine board a
match and IMPs or total score (this varies ), called Patton.

-- 
Kind regards,
Harald Skjæran

>
> This scoring method is a radical departure from normal teams/rubber
> bridge scoring but it does make each board count roughly the same and
> the fight for extra overtricks/undertricks again becomes relevant.
>
> An interesting and exciting spin-off is that, with an extra round or two
> at the beginning,  you can combine teams with pairs and individual
> competitions, all scored on a similar basis.
>
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