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#1
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Posted 2025-January-16, 14:27
Why not have an 18- bard speedball?
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Posted 2025-January-16, 15:17
That would be quite poetic.
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Posted 2025-January-17, 21:20
LOL
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Posted 2025-January-28, 16:16
I think the idea behind the speedball is that it's for people who want to get a quick game in, and an hour seemed like a reasonable amount of time. Playing less than 12 boards didn't seem reasonable (maybe ACBL wasn't even willing to award Masterpoints for less), so the result was a little less than 5 minutes per board.
But if we aren't trying to cram the game into an hour, there's less reason to rush through it. The difference between 90 minutes and 2 hours is less significant, and we can make the game a little more leisurely. Speedballs tend to have lots of rounds where the last board isn't completed and we have to assign results by the TD and robots. I don't think this is considered a feature, it's just a necessary evil to keep the game moving. Once we break the hour barrier, we don't want to encourage it.
But if we aren't trying to cram the game into an hour, there's less reason to rush through it. The difference between 90 minutes and 2 hours is less significant, and we can make the game a little more leisurely. Speedballs tend to have lots of rounds where the last board isn't completed and we have to assign results by the TD and robots. I don't think this is considered a feature, it's just a necessary evil to keep the game moving. Once we break the hour barrier, we don't want to encourage it.
#5
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Posted Today, 01:22
Auntielola, on 2025-January-16, 14:27, said:
Why not have an 18- bard speedball?
I did have one - T16 Rockies Howell UltraSpeedball IMPs daily at 1600 ET.
1 board/round, 4 minute boards.
But I have reduced it to 15 boards so it fits into 60 minutes:
- +howell+ +rounds15+ NO UNDOs TCR:60% Clocked.
- Play fast! www.bit.ly SLASH GlobalClubSked
- Boards with a contract (3 passes) adjusted double-dummy.
- +hd+ +asis+
Game calendar: https://www.bit.ly/GlobalClubSked It will show in your local time.
You can add it to your Google Calendar by the link at bottom right.
You can add it to your Google Calendar by the link at bottom right.
#6
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Posted Today, 01:23
You can have unclocked speedballs, but you need multiple boards/round to run well.
Game calendar: https://www.bit.ly/GlobalClubSked It will show in your local time.
You can add it to your Google Calendar by the link at bottom right.
You can add it to your Google Calendar by the link at bottom right.
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