How it is calculated? How does it change your strategy?
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What is Butler Scoring?
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Posted 2013-July-19, 18:59
cargobeep, on 2013-July-19, 18:34, said:
How it is calculated? How does it change your strategy?
Strategy and tactics are the same as for IMPs. Given the datum (average of aggregate scores -- sometimes adjusted), each pair can easily compute/check their own IMP score on that board.
FWIW, I prefer Butler scoring against a Bastille (continuous) IMP scale, using a datum that makes the IMP scores sum to zero.
#3
Posted 2013-July-20, 03:06
You can find past threads discussing issues of Butler scoring, including the merits of Butler IMPs versus Cross-IMPs:
http://www.bridgebas...opinions-wanted
http://www.bridgebas...-pairs-strategy
http://www.bridgebas...iers-from-datum
http://www.bridgebas...re-improvements
You can find more by putting "butler" in the forum search box.
http://www.bridgebas...opinions-wanted
http://www.bridgebas...-pairs-strategy
http://www.bridgebas...iers-from-datum
http://www.bridgebas...re-improvements
You can find more by putting "butler" in the forum search box.
#4
Posted 2013-July-20, 07:54
nige1, on 2013-July-19, 18:59, said:
A form of pairs scoring defined by BBO's RMB on the MrBridge Site
Strategy and tactics are the same as for IMPs. Given the datum (average of aggregate scores -- sometimes adjusted), each pair can easily compute/check their own IMP score on that board.
Strategy and tactics are the same as for IMPs. Given the datum (average of aggregate scores -- sometimes adjusted), each pair can easily compute/check their own IMP score on that board.
In this age of computer scoring, Butler events are becoming rare. Cross-IMPs are more usual now. In this form of scoring, no scores are thrown out and no datum is computed; your score is simply compares with that of each other pair in your direction.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones -- Albert Einstein
#5
Posted 2013-July-22, 11:23
And we are grateful for that. I so look forward to the day I no longer hear the "d" word - especially the day I no longer hear it said from old A player to newer IMP pairs player who shouldn't really start off misinformed (even though to them it doesn't really much matter, but then again, details of "compare-to-datum" shouldn't matter either).
When I go to sea, don't fear for me, Fear For The Storm -- Birdie and the Swansong (tSCoSI)
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