Arrow Switch on 9 tbl, 8 rd hesitation Bowman
"My lot" like to play 24 boards, but not 27.
For 8 1/2 tbls the 9 tbl, 8 rd hesitation Bowman has proven well balanced and works well. NS tbl 9 being the missing pair.
For 9 full tables we have used the same movement and managed the board sharing required by table 9 without too much difficulty. The last round requires an arrow switch on tables 1 to 7, but understandably not on the hesitation table 8. On tbl 9 however NS on table 9 are not required to switch on Scorebridge/Bridgemates.
Is this a 'software' ommission/error, or is it deliberate and if so, is the result still balanced?
For 8 1/2 tbls the 9 tbl, 8 rd hesitation Bowman has proven well balanced and works well. NS tbl 9 being the missing pair.
For 9 full tables we have used the same movement and managed the board sharing required by table 9 without too much difficulty. The last round requires an arrow switch on tables 1 to 7, but understandably not on the hesitation table 8. On tbl 9 however NS on table 9 are not required to switch on Scorebridge/Bridgemates.
Is this a 'software' ommission/error, or is it deliberate and if so, is the result still balanced?
Comments
Thats the movement as set in Manning Page 65. No switch at Table 9.
But with 9 Tables, I would think a normal Mitchell with 8 rounds is easiest?
And with 8 1/2 tbls, I think a 3/4 Howell as M67 best.
Well, if you can cope with the board sharing this avoids a spare set of boards and everyone plays the same 24 boards. Which warms the remaining spark of my mathemetician's soul a little bit, but is hardly essential.
I don't know whether there's a concrete reason 9 doean't arrow switch, it seems likely that when setting up the movement they simply assumed noone would play it with 9 full tables.
3/4 Howell for 12*2 boards, probably a sensible option for either 8 1/2 or 9.
Looks deliberate as otherwise pairs 1 & 18 and 11 & 9 would always be in competition with each other.
M65, Hesitation Bowman, 9 full tables: As specified without the arrow-switch on table 9 gives a Manning balance SDEV is 3.471.
With the arrow-switch it is 3.539. So very slightly better without the switch.