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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Option 1: Prioritize 4 player grouping to minimize risk of 1 player groups. Consequence, everyone plays in 4 player groups, in preparing to avoid the potential of someone not being there.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">(this was actually my pre-season recommendation - but the hate for 4 player groups was too strong)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Option 2: Stick to the 'default' grouping which prefers 3 player groups, and face risks of 2 and 1 player groups more frequently. Rules account for all the scenarios, so you can just 'play on' w/o extra intervention. Consequence... you have 2 and 1 player scoring more frequently.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">As Matt mentioned, we have discussed and are sticking with #2 with the modification we will have the single player play with the group below them if there is space (or above) so they can play in a group - but we will still score them as their independent groups.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The other options are far more disruptive change and not for something mid-season. You either change the ladder and movement system, and in turn, the handicapping model used for the whole league, or you use ghost scores of some format.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Personally I think 4 player groups are far less disruptive and provide 'cheap' defense to the problem.. but it seems everyone hates every scoring format but 3 player groups :D</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-Steve</div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, June 29, 2021, 08:58:27 PM EDT, Kevin Stone via FSPA <fspa@fspazone.org> wrote:
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I thought dropping 2 scores would be better than preplays, but it is absolutely not. We would have had two 1 actual player groups tonight in first and last group, but adjusted groups.
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2 player groups SUCK. You can crush a game and still get 1 point for 2nd place. </div>
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If you can figure this shit out, I'm impressed. Edan and I got it re-organized but it was a pain. </div>
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