From:	Felix Hoefert <FHoefert@********.DE>
Subject:	Re: National Tournament???
Date:	Fri, 17 Apr 1998 21:58:04 +0200

Matb wrote:
>
> SWhaley PC wrote:
>
> > Here is an idea.......
> > Why don't you set a time limit and everyone plays that long and tries
> > to get as many rep points in that time. After time up you pair up with the
> > closest totals and play again. Any thoughts?
>
> Mmm, time limits tend to be bad. You end up with someone gaining a
> decent lead (say, 15-20 points) and then stalling all they can. It's
> not a *perfect* win, because the unexpected always happens, but it would
> increase chances by a good margin. And whose to say you're not just
> trying to determine whether its better to play Cement Shoes on
> Hatchetman or Iron Mike?
>

Some people even stall involuntarily. One of my opponents is very (and I
mean VERY) talkative. He likes to talk about what his Runners would do
if they were real, if they had certain Gear, if he had certain cards,
what he would do with certain combos when he´d get them and so on and on
and on... You can shut him up for one turn, and he starts all over the
next - he´s a tongue hydra, if you get the idea.
I´ll suggest the rounds vs. time limit at the next tourney, but I bet
it´s going to be rejected.

Felix