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Running pip counts

Posted By: Jason Lee
Date: Monday, 23 March 2026, at 1:45 a.m.

In Response To: Running pip counts (Steve)

For about a couple of years now, I have been keeping running pip counts (RPC) at the beginning of EVERY game I play. It's now routine. I only keep the difference.

I think keeping the running pip count does help. I don't have a great spatial sense of ahead/behind, so the numbers cement it for me. I'm also a below average pip counter, so the RPC saves me time.

I don't think keeping an RPC creates a mental burden that hinders my game, but obviously your mileage my vary.

There are times when I slip up and lose my RPC, this isn't a huge deal, when I need it, I'll just do a pip count (either full or difference) and then resume the running count.

There are times when I intentionally abandon the RPC -- blitzes and races are times when I'll do that. You might think: wait, the race is when it's most important! Actually, that's when I'm going to want the full PC and not just the difference. And by the time you get into a race, it's much faster to count.

Usually when I am keeping the running count, I have it correct.

Obviously hitting is when things get weird, Stick showed how to update the RPC on a hit, which is to just add the point number from where the hitting checker originated. If you enter from the bar, you're adding 25.

I don't necessarily recommend doing an RPC, and I certainly don't recommend starting at a big tournament. Practice this stuff at local clubs or against XG (you can turn off the pip count display).

JLee

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