Thread: What is your cooperition bridge plan?
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Re: What is your cooperition bridge plan?
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Originally Posted by jblay View Post
I just don't understand why the GDC does these things. It doesn't help with the spirit of FIRST, it does the opposite. In 2010 when teams scored on themselves during a blowout to help their ranking scores, the result wasn't teams thinking to themselves that at least they had the points on the board that their opponents put up for them, it was embarrassing for their opponent to have scored more points for their alliance than they did.
At least this year you aren't scoring more points, you are getting more ranking points and your opponents get a bonus along with you. The 2010 scenario helped only one alliance in the end - this year, both teams get a boost.
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