Curls
Journeyman Pro
Yeah I'm a bit miffed, could've had more playing last weekend (and probably would have picked differently, some of my choices were looking to this weekend really) had I known they were going to do this. I can understand why they did it, it levels the playing field for us and the newbies who only join for the Open, so I'm for the unlimited transfers but they could have told us last week.
Think they're still finding their feet with this. No idea if it'll run again next year but if it does I hope they ask us for user input as there are improvements to be made.
For one I'd have a wild card. The restriction of players by region means that some weeks your two best guesses are in the same category. The Latin American Cat is very under stocked, its sort of a nothing choice some weeks, while the European Cat is overflowing with points winners and is constantly a difficult choice to make. Some weeks you might want two from the America first or second batch. I would be in favour of lumping the South Americans in with the Asian Cat and having the 10th Cat a wildcard, picking from the full list of players. I think this would add an element of strategy that isn't presently there.
Anyone else any ideas how they could change it up?
Overall I think its a good system and Ive enjoyed playing it, and the weekly/Major/monthly prizes are good to keep interest. Whether there's a prize for the winner/top X at the end I don't know?
Edit 15 minutes later...Just reread my message and it sure does come across as ungrateful. LOL. Its a free game in which we have the chance to win cool prizes, I'm not complaining about that! Just suggesting some changes that might change strategic thinking, and thanks to GM and the sponsors for giving us the chance to play it
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. Wouldn't mind trying out the micro dimples on the new JPX balls from Mizuno. 
