The Update, it fixes nothing! (AKA: why is everyone so excited about Update #16?)

[gblake]

Originally Posted by Molten

I may just be hard-headed on this issue, but I really don't know how I'd be able to sleep that night after throwing a match. Sure, scoring for an opponent(though I don't like it) I could live with. But throwing a match isn't something I'd be willing to do. I realize that sometimes giving up is the smart thing to do, but its just not in me. At least not in this regard. I guess what I'm saying is that the rules may not be in the manual depending how you read them, but they are still there. They are there because of the way we are pre-conditioned through society. I guess I'm just not smart enough to overcome this one.

What the heck are you talking about while also quoting me?????

Don't insert statements, opinions or assertions into what I wrote that simply aren't there - What does throwing a match or giving up have to do with any single thing I wrote? - What vague and nebulous rules that are not written in THIS tournament/game's rulebook are you referring to?

If you are going to quote me, please just focus on what I what I wrote. If winning the tournament is your goal, I advocated doing your best to win the tournament. No where in that idea is there room for "throwing a match", and no where in the suggestioin to follow a contest's published rules in order to maximize your chances of winning the contest will you find the notion of "throwing a match".

Don't trot out that old canard - It simply does not apply.

Blake