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who's got a great comeback?

Posted By: Keene
Date: Monday, 13 August 2007, at 8:09 p.m.

In Response To: who's got a great comeback? (Caryl Stephanson)

My online almost automatic response is : "Yes, I know, if it wasnt for luck I would never win"

My OTB response is mainly internal, and fairly profane.

But, when you suffer to a lucky sequence, its almost impossible not to feel hard done by, yes, you can accept to a degree, but beyond that its near impossible.

The other really important aspect of this is the skills definition. You play at skill level X. Anything that is inferior to that is clearly weaker, anything that you disagree with is because you play at level X, you are unable to comprehend what is beyond that - i.e. better. So, you automatically measure your opponents luck against your perceived skill level. So, in your opponents eyes, you will always be perceived as 'luckier'. Checker play surely is playing the checkers in such a fashion that you are setting yourself up for success, by increasing the number of rolls that do good things for you.

Messages In This Thread

• Luck in poker and BG
  Chuck Bower -- Monday, 13 August 2007, at 4:56 p.m.
  • who's got a great comeback?
    Caryl Stephanson -- Monday, 13 August 2007, at 5:06 p.m.
    • who's got a great comeback?
      Keene -- Monday, 13 August 2007, at 8:09 p.m.
    • who's got a great comeback?
      Stanley E. Richards -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 5:57 a.m.
  • Luck in poker and BG
    happyjuggler0 -- Monday, 13 August 2007, at 6:52 p.m.
    • Luck in poker and BG
      Stick -- Monday, 13 August 2007, at 6:53 p.m.
      • Luck in poker and BG
        DC-Ohio -- Monday, 13 August 2007, at 7:01 p.m.
        • Luck in poker and BG
          Stanley E. Richards -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 5:58 a.m.
  • Luck in poker and BG
    Ian Dunstan -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 7:02 a.m.
  • Luck in poker and BG
    Achim -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 11:19 a.m.
    • Luck in poker and BG
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 2:18 p.m.
      • Luck in poker and BG
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 3:56 p.m.
        • Link to Robertie table on r.g.bg
          Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 4:16 p.m.
          • Link to Robertie table on r.g.bg
            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 6:34 p.m.
            • Link to Robertie table on r.g.bg
              Bryce -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 8:13 p.m.
          • Link to Robertie table on r.g.bg
            neilkaz -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 6:43 p.m.
            • Link to Robertie table on r.g.bg
              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 15 August 2007, at 4:43 a.m.
              • Link to Robertie table on r.g.bg
                bob koca -- Saturday, 18 August 2007, at 2:52 a.m.
            • Never played Go?
              Achim -- Wednesday, 15 August 2007, at 11:18 a.m.
              • Never played Go?
                neilkaz -- Wednesday, 15 August 2007, at 7:09 p.m.
          • Robertie: Skill in which poker format?
            Stanley E. Richards -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 7:20 p.m.
          • Started to reply then though
            Stick -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 9:05 p.m.
      • Luck in poker and BG
        Achim -- Wednesday, 15 August 2007, at 11:51 a.m.
  • Let Me Clarify
    Stick -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 8:41 p.m.
    • Let Me Clarify
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 9:13 p.m.
      • Let Me Clarify
        Stick -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 9:27 p.m.
        • Let Me Clarify
          lotsoblots -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 2:44 p.m.
          • Let Me Clarify
            Stick -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 3:11 p.m.
            • Let Me Clarify
              lotsoblots -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 3:34 p.m.
              • Let Me Clarify
                Stick -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 8:45 p.m.
      • Let Me Clarify
        DC-Ohio -- Wednesday, 15 August 2007, at 2:53 a.m.
        • Let Me Clarify
          Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 5:36 p.m.
          • Let Me Clarify
            Stick -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 8:43 p.m.
            • Let Me Clarify
              DC-Ohio -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 8:44 p.m.