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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik
It isn't in the rule book.... yet. I have a strong feeling it will be. You can gain a huge advantage by scoring an opponent's piece properly that could easily offset a mere 10 point penalty. I can't see FIRST penalizing you but still allowing you to benefit and win a match based on the penalized action when it's easy to nullify the benefit of that action.
... Needless to say, if they don't follow my suggested course of action, you will see 57 and a lot of other smart teams taking these penalties when it is beneficial to do so.
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That was my idea too. If an opposing teams ringer was placed over one of their other ones it could break up a big row and cut the score in half!!
All I can say is that it would make for some crazy play in elim. matches.