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format at Nordic open

Posted By: Bob Koca
Date: Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 8:07 p.m.

In Response To: format at Nordic open (Sam Pottle)

"True, but variance is lower with 11/11/5. If you really want to save time, play the 5 pointer first!"

I think the variance is lower only because the matches over in two games take shorter with 9/9/9. The variance isn't the important thing though. The probability of taking longer than some given goal is.

If you really want to lower the variance put significalntly more time on the clocks and have all three be played simultaneously.

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• format at Nordic open
  Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 4:10 p.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 4:17 p.m.
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      Stick -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 4:19 p.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 8:19 p.m.
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      rew -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 4:43 p.m.
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    rew -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 4:40 p.m.
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    rew -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 4:48 p.m.
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    neilkaz -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 4:54 p.m.
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    garyo -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 7:43 p.m.
  • format at Nordic open
    Sam Pottle -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 7:54 p.m.
    • format at Nordic open
      Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 8:01 p.m.
      • format at Nordic open
        Sam Pottle -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 9:09 p.m.
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        Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 9:21 p.m.
        • Mathematician humor
          Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 22 January 2009, at 5:01 p.m.
          • Mathematician humor
            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 22 January 2009, at 5:04 p.m.
            • Mathematician humor
              Bob Koca -- Thursday, 22 January 2009, at 6:29 p.m.
    • format at Nordic open
      Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 8:07 p.m.
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        Sam Pottle -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 9:02 p.m.
        • format at Nordic open
          Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 9:05 p.m.
          • Get rich quick
            Sam Pottle -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 9:14 p.m.
      • format at Nordic open
        Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 9:36 p.m.
        • format at Nordic open
          Stick -- Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 9:41 p.m.
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            Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 22 January 2009, at 4:42 a.m.