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A Puzzle that Reall matters

Posted By: Phil Simborg
Date: Monday, 2 November 2009, at 4:39 p.m.

In Response To: A Puzzle that Reall matters (Jason Lee)

I also wanted to address that quote about the assholes also being the fish. The point of that was that by changing to no consulting, they stopped being such assholes. I also want to clarify that even some of the better, more experienced players sometimes acted like assholes when their partner wouldn't make their play, and by going to non-consulting, it stopped them as well.

Now, we have the same people in the game, but we don't have many assholes any more. The people didn't leave, but the behavior did.

This issue HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH TAKING MONEY FROM FISH. I actually quit the chouette when the assholes (fish) were getting too nasty to deal with...so did others. We ended up having some quiet, private games for weeks without inviting the fish (again proving it was not just about the money). Going to no-consulting has allowed us to open up the chou again, and I enjoy having more people in the game not just because we get more fish, but I think bigger chouettes are fun. Also, those people who were assholes are really nice, fun people if you take away their ability to scream and argue about every play.

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• A Puzzle that Reall matters
  Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 4:12 a.m.
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    lenny -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 5:09 a.m.
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    Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 5:11 a.m.
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      MaX -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 10:20 a.m.
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        Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 1:21 p.m.
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          MaX -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 2:02 p.m.
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            Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 2:40 p.m.
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          Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 3:04 p.m.
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            Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 4:31 p.m.
            • A Puzzle that Reall matters
              Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 5:10 p.m.
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                Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 7:27 p.m.
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                  Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 8:02 p.m.
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                    Joe Russell -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 11:54 p.m.
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                      Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 3 November 2009, at 1:41 p.m.
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                  Sam Pottle -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 9:58 p.m.
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                  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 10:49 p.m.
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              Ivar Røynstrand -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 6:01 p.m.
              • A Puzzle that Reall matters
                Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 7:18 p.m.
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                  Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 7:52 p.m.
          • A Puzzle that Reall matters
            Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 4:39 p.m.
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            Seth -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 9:38 p.m.
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      Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 3 November 2009, at 1:10 a.m.
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        jdg -- Tuesday, 3 November 2009, at 2:22 p.m.
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    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 7:36 a.m.
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    Joe Russell -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 8:02 a.m.
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      Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 1:14 p.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 2:00 p.m.
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    Ivar Røynstrand -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 5:49 p.m.
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      Jason Lee -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 6:47 p.m.
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    J. Dawkins -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 7:42 p.m.
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    Coolrey -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 9:09 p.m.
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      Phil simborg -- Thursday, 5 November 2009, at 12:52 a.m.
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    Bill -- Monday, 2 November 2009, at 10:49 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 3 November 2009, at 12:11 a.m.
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    Jake Jacobs -- Tuesday, 3 November 2009, at 1:50 a.m.
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    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 3 November 2009, at 11:27 p.m.