Coopertition - Not As Easy As It Looks!

[Mr. Lim]

Originally Posted by johnr

I really want to see how this bridge thing plays out at michigan state champs and to a lesser degree at michigan troy district. It is possible at these events that the number one seed will look across the field, half way thru the comp, and see the 2nd,3rd and 4th seeded teams playing against them. Now does the 2-3-4 alliance co-op too maintain standings or just go for the win to catch up to the number one seeded team. They all lose some ground but maybe they can catch up later.

Johnr,

The difficulty here is not #1 facing all three of #2, #3 and #4 all at once, in a single match.

It is if #1 faces #2 in a match...

then #3 in the next...

then #4 in the next...

If #2, #3, and #4 all say "no" to coopertation, they each take a SMALL 2 CP hit.

By the end of these matches however, #1 has taken a MASSIVE 6 CP hit, and likely #2, #3, and #4 all overtake #1.