Re: Getting close:

I agree with you there, Len.  For all the people whose teams were out of 
the running for top honors, it makes sense to assure entry into the 3rd 
round.  Anything above that is unnecessary, and might draw unwanted 
attention. 

Of course, REAL MEN wear the bullseye and win anyway.  ;^)

Len Tennant wrote:

>Re the dearth of solos;
>Maybe some of us didn't want to wear a target on our back in Round 3.
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>From: "Ray Setzer" <mczet-1urT0Is/[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 12:56 PM
>Subject: [wm02-chat] Getting close:
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>>Looks like the two boards to watch are 6 and 18. Anyone know what the
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>>on 18 is? Last map displayed on the the site is SP08, but there is no
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>>Basically it looks like the Riders would need either a gift or a
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>>David Ling is only a Munich away from a solo. He could almost
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>>St Pete and Tunis, and he's already got the goods to hold all the
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>>German centers. So, for England it just comes down to Munich.  Does he
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>>for it? Or will he second round see only 2 solos out of 28 boards?
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>>I'm not sure if that indicates a fairly balanced scoring system, in
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>>most everyone had reastic goals to play for long enough that throwing
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>>never really entered the equation? Or if we're all just crummy players
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