Canadian Rule
Nobody ever played the CR so I am changing it to:
On the final hand of the game, if the dealer (last to bid) is clearly in the lead (not tied) then he/she cannot bid to make it an “even bid” unless he/she does so by bidding zero.
I have asked Victor if he can have the CR box prechecked so that unless the host unchecks it the CR will be "On". Notice that the CR rarely applies because the dealer must have a clear lead on the final hand of the game. Even then he can still bid EVEN if he/she bids Zero.
I would make this part of the standard game but it would involve a reprint of the rules for the retail version of the game. I intend to have it as a standard for our Tournament names.
P.S. No decision has been made regarding (a) Maintaining the world ranking records (b) How the monthly Top-Ten scores are to be calculated.
Ken-- I like the fact that you are changing it to ONLY the final hand if the dealer is the leader, but I still believe strongly that more players would play it if the change was no even bids EVERY HAND. I do not see the reason for penalizing the person in the lead only. If every hand had to be uneven bids, there is for sure more strategy. If you like the rule for the final hand, why not make it for every hand. If you like the rule in the case of the leader, why not make it for everyone, including someone not in the lead. Just my 2 cents.
ReplyDeleteThe new program is fantastic and easy to play. My compliments to you and Victor.
The CR was changed because it was unpopular and rarely used. The main complaint is that, it often forced the leader to make a bid that made no sense. The German game allows no even bids. This means, for example, that on hand No.1 with the 3 first bids being zero and the last bidder holding a Wizard, he/she cannot bid 1. That makes no sense to me.
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The purpose of the rule is to prevent the leader from coasting to a victory by making an even bid and maintaining the lead on the final hand. The effect of the revised CR is vastly diminished. It only applies to (a)the final hand (b) if the dealer has a clear lead (c) the dealer does not want to bid zero. These three factors do not often arise. There are no situations that could arise that would force the leader to make an impossible bid on the final hand.
European rules for World Wizard Cards Tournaments are NOT never enforced for hand No. 1 === ONLY hand No. 1 is allowed to be an "even" bid
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