On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:54:39 -0700 (PDT), KenRexford
<kenrexford@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>You could do a blended IMP game.
>
>Men Pairs A, B, and C
>Women Pairs 1, 2, and 3
>
>A/B take on 1/2, then A/C take on 1/3, then B/C take on 2/3, all in a
>team format.
OK, so the team part might look like this:
Table 1 Table 2
Round N-S E-W N-S E-W Boards
1 A 1 2 B 1-6
2 A 3 1 C 7-12
3 B 2 3 C 13-18
>Meanwhile, a set of stationary boards are played. In each round, the
>"out" pairs play the boards at the stationary table. Twice the men
>are N-S, twice the women are E-W.
We are playing 3 rounds at tables 1 & 2 in complete the team event. I
assume you mean that at Table 3, the men play NS twice and EW once,
with the women the reverse. Right?
>These boards are compared as the
>"fourth" round. Where two scores are received, these are each
>compared with the one score.
>
>Thus, suppose on Board 1, Men's E-W took -480. If one Men's N-S was
>+980, men pick up a lot on that board. If the other Men's N-S was
>-50, men lose on that board. This will tend to cause the odd pair to
>have their performance doubled in value. So, the men and the women
>each pick an anchor pair. Or, if that seems rude, draw.
So, for the stationary table, I am really running 2 more team events,
but with one of the pairs serving as teammates twice, right? That's
why you say that their score gets counted double (twice).
One complete rotation could be:
Table 1 Table 2 Table 3
Round N-S E-W N-S E-W Boards N-S E-W Boards
1 A 1 2 B 1- 6 C 3 19-24
2 A 3 1 C 7-12 2 B 19-24
3 B 2 3 C 13-18 A 1 19-24
At Table 3, the team events are B2-C3 & B2-A1, right? I use the B2
results twice, once against C3 and once against A1. B & 2 are the
anchor pairs, right?
I think I'll need to make a recap form to keep this straight, but I
think I get it. It's a clever solution.
However, there is one small glitch, especially since this is a social
event. A1, B2, & C3 are at the same table for 2 of the 3 rounds (67%
of the evening). This cuts down on the mixing, which is one of the
reasons for the club. I don't see a way to avoid that. And B2 gets
counted twice at Table 3, so if Pair B does poorly against Pair 2, the
alphabet group is at a huge disadvantage.
Your suggestion gave me another idea. As long as I am going to have to
do some double scoring, I could eliminate the Table 1 - Table 2 team
event and use the "vertical" scoring system in the Table 3 column
above as the "horizontal" scoring system for each round, making the
entire event a modified team event with an anchor team.
This would allow me to have different pairs serve as the anchoir
pairs, which should help even it out a bit.
Table 1 Table 2 Table 3
Round N-S E-W N-S E-W N-S E-W Boards Anchor
1 A 1 2 B 3 C 1- 6 A1
2 A 3 B 1 2 C 7-12 C2
3 A 2 3 B C 1 13-18 B3
The alphabetics stay put and the numerics rotate.
Every pair site at a table with each pair from the other team exactly
once and every pair gets to be an anchor exactly once.
A playing director can be put at N at Table 1.
I'll wait a few days to see if anyone can pioke any holes in this
rotation, then I'll make up a recap form.
Thanks for the suggestion.
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