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Posted by
(VIP) 14 Jun 2004 8:27pm
Where have all the players gone?.. I am wondering could all the people I use to play have tapped out, bit the bullet, taken the down escalator... The good action is drying up.
Could it be........
Posted by
Ed_Blue
(VIP) 15 Jun 2004 10:52am
Hi Specker: Your observation is interesting and it tends to prompt yet other questions. It is one of those thangs you feel obligated to reply to even if you may be wrong.
Your statement implies the lack of quality games....Did you ever play, high or low stakes, with a player that seemed to pull every card you needed but didn't get an opportunity to draw it? Let's say I have two fives and a four and six of diamonds on the opening draw. The upcard is a five of diamonds and your opponent takes the five of diamonds before you get a chance to draw it. You consider the options and decide the opening draw must be a speculation with a maximum potential of drawing a run of fives. This couild be considered a natural assumption. You wait a few draws for that five you know your opponent can't do anything with without your help and he/she quick gins or knocks on you and you get stuck with the 20 points only to find the original 5 Diamonds didn't help your opponent's hand at all.
If this sort of thing happens throughout your match and your opponent builds a substantial lead without you being able to fill in a decent lay does it tend to make you wonder a bit?
Added to this misery, you manage somehow to get back into the match and both of you are within the 175 points needed to win. The next deal is wonderful. It's a dream hand and you have 8 ways to gin-out or at least knock quickly. Ah oh, your opponent gins on the second card and you lose.
If this happens in two straight matches, since you have agreed to play 2/3, what do you think of the playing skill of your opponent if he or she is the one that posts a FORUM Message about'the action drying up'?
This scenario seems to be the driver behind a very quick run up in ratings but to rub it in is inexcusable especially when the Forum posting coincides with your own experience with that same player.
It appears that 'action' and luck seem to be synonomous.
Think about it and consider a posting that the good 'action is drying up'. Maybe its due to this sort of thing and not the true quality of your oponents.
The obvious answer is to play that opponent again to prove your point but that would only be fueling his/her original point.
My observations could be 180 degrees from reality but a bit of sensitivity may, or should, be observed before making profound (?) statements.
Where is the lack of quality really lacking?
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Posted by
(VIP) 15 Jun 2004 3:31pm
I'm not talking about any specific players or game..I'm talking about players who use to on line all the time but haven't been around for a long time.
OOPS......
Posted by
Ed_Blue
(VIP) 15 Jun 2004 9:42pm
My humble appologies Specker. I was under the impression your posting was placed at just about the time we played each other. If I misunderstood you I appologize but the coincidence is a bit to bold.
If you recall, I tried to have a friendly match with you but it didn't work out that way. My inclination is to do battle with you but my better judgement says the game of GIN is just that, a game, and not a battle as you perceive it to be.
I don't think I'm wrong in enjoying the site, the players and the game. When any of the above stops being enjoyable I will say adios.
I'm sure you won't mind but I'd venture to guess that more players would support my staying than yours.
Your staying
Posted by
(VIP) 20 Jun 2004 6:07pm
Who needs you to stay..you don't play. On the other hand I'm action every day..good or bad.
ooops.....Another foot in the mouth
Posted by
Ed_Blue
(VIP) 20 Jun 2004 7:45pm
Know what they call women with 'action every day'?
If the shoe fits...............
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