Value of Coopertition

[Wayne TenBrink]

Originally Posted by Kims Robot

There are two COMPLETELY different discussions here...

1. Was the co-op bridge overvalued this year?
2. What is the "right" way to play the game?

I Agree.

I don't think there is "right" way to play (other than with GP and within the rules). We play as alliances, not one-vs-one. Every team can contribute in some way to make the alliance stronger than three individual teams - especially during eliminations. IMHO, however, the game/scoring should be designed with a goal that the teams with best and broadest capabilities seed higher than teams with narrow skills.

I thought the seeding value of the co-op bridge placed too much value on an action that was more of a "choice" than a "skill". Co-Op was normally easier to achieve than an alliance double balance, because it usually involved the best balancer from each alliance, rather than the best 2 from a single alliance.