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i got clued whites, knowing my 1 as playable https://plain-eeur-prod-public.komododecks.com/202607/16/xKZXaKzVe3FZEB4wv3tp/image.png Gemmy responded with k5 after my w1, and in my opinion that's it - the bluff is revealed, there was no gap for somebody to guarantee a layer. but I was called a noob a...

while it can be very useful (and I used it myself when learning), be wary that it describes H-Group convention, while BGA mostly uses (Layered) Finesse. there is a lot of overlap, but also some differences: for example we don't have Chop-Focus with color on BGA. but go with it, you'll get corrected ...

Let me paraphrase the topic of this conversation: Doea the esteemed bga community belie that the conventions of 2p and 3+p versions differ enough that a Master 2player cannot demonstrate the expected level of cooperation? And similarly, a Master 3+player cannot follow the existing 2p conventions? An...

didn't watch it all. they must have been looking into each others screens

my issue is not with ELO itself, but with different conventions of 2p and 3+p variants: e.g. 2p Masters bombing reverse finesses, ignoring layers etc - they simply don't have such concepts and are not used to it. Happened too many times already.

The difference between 3p and and 4-5p is minor, while 2p is indeed a separate game with different conventions - arguably finesse, layered finesse etc make little sense for it. They save 2s. They have special rules to avoid double discard and so on. So yes, I'd prefer to see 2 different game entries...

pretty sure many of us have met Master level players who have achieved it playing 2p games, but play 3+ player games at Strong level at best - in this case level filter for tables is useless. the easiest solution I can think of is to split hanabi into 2 different games: Hanabi 2p and Hanabi 3+p. wha...

Lol of course everyone can make mistakes, the important thing is whether they own them. Grandmaster once blind played for a save clue in my game and blamed the player for skipping instead of admitting it. And obviously he ruined your game on purpose because his clue wasn't understood I guess. But he...

But yeah, "Grandmaster" is notorious for his playstyle, don't be fooled by his username

The conventions are simple: sensible clues, no early saves, good touch principle. It may look to you that they bomb for no reason but they are simply reacting to the clues you give