tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31421523.post115886882788108848..comments2023-09-28T07:27:05.910-04:00Comments on The Cultimate Opinion: Superstitious? No; then same.Peter Andrew Jamiesonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05792224377441162267noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31421523.post-1169482093608555892007-01-22T11:08:00.000-05:002007-01-22T11:08:00.000-05:00When my opponent calls "different", I expect that ...When my opponent calls "different", I expect that he has no knowledge of probabilities and risk/reward, rather than that he <I>does</I> know about it and chooses to disregard it in favor of psych. Wrt choosing O or D, I feel the same way, but to a lesser extent, since it is entirely possible that there is something unique about the first point of the game that can lead to negative chaining. That is, it's possible that if you start on O and get broken that you are psychologically doomed for the rest of the day, but it's not that way if you start on D, get scored on, and then get broken in your first O point.parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31421523.post-1169426162495204092007-01-21T19:36:00.000-05:002007-01-21T19:36:00.000-05:00I think you're discounting the psychological advan...I think you're discounting the psychological advantage of the wild man strategy. Even if the disc lands on side 60% of the time (way too high I would guess) - we're only looking at a 52-48 advantage for same. So, I usually go with different in order to gain the psychological edge. When you say "different" you convince your opponent that you have no conscience - an image you can use to your advantage for the entire game. <BR/><BR/>ajAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232789723776100948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31421523.post-1169324941673453162007-01-20T15:29:00.000-05:002007-01-20T15:29:00.000-05:00to repeat what parinella said"This has been covere...to repeat what parinella said<BR/>"This has been covered many, many times on rsd."<BR/><BR/>the only real news here is how one coherent brain failed to do a better job on the topic than 70 raving incoherent rsd postersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31421523.post-1169300424306866732007-01-20T08:40:00.000-05:002007-01-20T08:40:00.000-05:00Better yet:Ro-sham-anything.Perfect for warming up...Better yet:<BR/><BR/>Ro-sham-anything.<BR/><BR/>Perfect for warming up your argument skills and taking stock of the mental game of your opponent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31421523.post-1169218256679815752007-01-19T09:50:00.000-05:002007-01-19T09:50:00.000-05:00Discs are highly asymmetrical, so I would be more ...Discs are highly asymmetrical, so I would be more surprised if it was 50/50 than if one way was more likely.<BR/><BR/>There are several alternatives:<BR/>1. Rocham.<BR/>2. Test of skill. Two players throw toward a cone at the same time, closer one wins.<BR/>3. Assign one player HT, assign the other player TH. HH and TT are do-overs.<BR/><BR/>This has been covered many, many times on rsd.parinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802604259779936852noreply@blogger.com