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Alphabet systems

Posted By: Chase
Date: Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 4:58 a.m.

In Response To: Alphabet systems (Nack Ballard)

Thanks for the positive feedback, Nack. You certainly didn't rain on my parade. The underlying idea seemed obvious enough so that I imagined someone had done something similar before. Marty Storer recollected a couple of instances of people using similar systems as well over at GammonU. You've developed quite a few flavors of alphabet soup. I'll have to work with them a bit to see what benefits one has over another. Ultimately, once the symbols are memorized it doesn't really matter what they are, which is why I went with a non-alpha mnemonic scheme. The people I first shared the idea with felt it was much easier, and that really was key for me. Personally, I don't have the greatest memory, and I spend lengthy periods of time away from the game, so I appreciate something I can "relearn" quickly when I come back.

Thanks for sharing your ideas.

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    • Introducing DASH - a new notation system
      Chase -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 7:44 p.m.
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          Chase -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 8:16 p.m.
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    christian munk-christensen -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 7:34 p.m.
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      Chase -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 7:59 p.m.
    • Which one is it ??
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      • Which one is it ??
        Chase -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 12:14 a.m.
        • Which one is it ??
          Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 12:34 a.m.
          • Which one is it ??
            Chase -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 1:33 a.m.
  • Introducing DASH - a new notation system
    storm -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 8:11 p.m.
    • Introducing DASH - a new notation system
      storm -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 7:59 a.m.
  • Introducing DASH - a new notation system
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 8:45 p.m.
    • Introducing DASH - a new notation system
      Chase -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 8:55 p.m.
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    Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 12:28 a.m.
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    Jake Jacobs -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 12:38 a.m.
    • Introducing DASH - a new notation system
      Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 12:50 a.m.
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        Jake Jacobs -- Wednesday, 24 March 2010, at 1:47 a.m.
    • Introducing DASH - a new notation system
      Chase -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 1:41 a.m.
  • Alphabet systems
    Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 4:07 a.m.
    • Alphabet systems
      Chase -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 4:58 a.m.
      • Alphabet systems
        Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 6:37 a.m.
        • Alphabet systems
          Chase -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 10:29 a.m.
    • Alphabet systems
      Chase -- Wednesday, 7 April 2010, at 7:19 p.m.
      • Alphabet systems
        Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 8 April 2010, at 12:58 a.m.
        • Alphabet systems
          Chase -- Thursday, 8 April 2010, at 2:50 a.m.
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          David Rockwell -- Thursday, 8 April 2010, at 2:56 a.m.
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            Chase -- Thursday, 8 April 2010, at 4:03 a.m.
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              Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 8 April 2010, at 6:10 a.m.
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                Chase -- Thursday, 8 April 2010, at 6:30 a.m.
          • file question
            Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 8 April 2010, at 6:18 a.m.
            • file question
              Chase -- Thursday, 8 April 2010, at 7:05 a.m.
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                Nack Ballard -- Friday, 9 April 2010, at 3:36 a.m.
                • file question
                  Chase -- Friday, 9 April 2010, at 3:53 a.m.