[Bill_B]

Sometimes I marvel at the inventiveness of the postings here. Other times I wonder about what could be called containerized thinking.

So far, I've seen the 3 year postulate taken to mean a simple expansion of the current four month (essentially) game cycle. the principal theory has three build seasons followed by three competition cycles of the same "game."

Suppose it's more complicated than that. Year 1 has the announcement of two games, one to be played in the usual time frame, and a second to be constructed and played in one year. Year 2 kickoff refines and solidifies the previous year's game description and gives descriptions for two more games to be played in 1 and 2 years' time. Year 3 kickoff gives refinements for the current year's game and announces a game to be played in two more years hence. At this point there would be three games outstanding. One to be constructed and played that year, and two subject to design and thought processes for subsequent years.

More food for thought from someone who only has to think about how the FLL practice pits will be run at the World Festival this year. Happy cogitation, CD-land.