[Weinberger]

Martin

Our team strategically denied your invite to coopertition bridge balance in the late quali rounds at P'tree Regional this year. This round was frought with great excitement because we were allied with 1311 against your bot and we played some great defense against you.

The team's strategy was that by playing defense against your scoring and balancing (we'd win the match) and not upset the standings between you and 1311, which was down to coopertition points.

This would harm our overall standing (ending up in 10th rank with 0 CP vs. 4th or 5th had we earned CP) but would make us more likely to be chosen by a top seed. Like a 1771 or 1311 or 2415.

The strategy was clearly marred and left us unsuccessful in the elimination matches I would agree with several threads here at CD, that MORE coopertition balancing is the one KEY to advancing in this year's game.

Our team does share a healthy jealousy of the top's team's (team #'s listed above) success at the local regional. It makes us work that much harder to be competitive against/with you. In, 2010 for instance you helped take us to Regional winner. But any haterade toward you is definately cut with a dose of respect for the engineering solutions that you consistently show up with year after year.

I wish you and your team continued success and good luck with that fundraising. We'll see you at the competition!!