NoPoke
Active Member
Everyone slows down when they become fatigued. A mental task that may take a couple of minutes in the morning when fresh takes longer when tired.
So adding time which makes a day longer does not automatically make for more turns or even better thought out turns. It can actually have a negative impact upon both. For the single day event that I ran with a 75 minute top cut I did not see the benefits that more time could produce. For two day events that have plenty of spare time I would expect 75 minutes to show an improvement. For two day events I'd also expect 60 minutes from fresh players to be superior to 75 minutes from fatigued players.
making an argument that 75 minutes is always superior probably wont work. This close to USA nationals the best argument will be one based upon there being sufficient time in the schedule and that even with relatively fresh players in previous years games still went to time. But was this the case? Did lots of matches in the top cut go to extra time? Or is it only the final that players are recalling?
So adding time which makes a day longer does not automatically make for more turns or even better thought out turns. It can actually have a negative impact upon both. For the single day event that I ran with a 75 minute top cut I did not see the benefits that more time could produce. For two day events that have plenty of spare time I would expect 75 minutes to show an improvement. For two day events I'd also expect 60 minutes from fresh players to be superior to 75 minutes from fatigued players.
making an argument that 75 minutes is always superior probably wont work. This close to USA nationals the best argument will be one based upon there being sufficient time in the schedule and that even with relatively fresh players in previous years games still went to time. But was this the case? Did lots of matches in the top cut go to extra time? Or is it only the final that players are recalling?