Any perfect rack requires a perfect way to position it. That seems to be missing. Those four white lines aren't going to work. Especially because they are not down to the level of the cloth. Maybe the $1,000 improved version will be better.

Actually this is the thread. The other one was superfluous but whatever gets people talking about it. If you are in the U.S. find WNT and sign up for streaming and the schedule can be found simply by Googling your way to the Mosconi Cup site.

Will look forward to watching matches today to the extent work doesn't interfere, lol, but watched a decades old Mike Sigel match on YouTube last night that was a lot more entertaining than anything I'll probably see at the Mosconi Cup just for the commentary (Billy, Grady, Buddy) - free wheeling conversation and entertaining while watching good shotmaking.

Shaw's pretty much a dim bulb and taking a press conference to a place to appeal to IMO the lowest common denominator (only thing missing was "your mum told me Shane didn't want him on the team while I was shagging her last night) didn't do much for the event, but it's not like the rest of the press conference was riveting. It's not a football match but that seems to be Shaw's approach - no doubt he'll enjoy strutting about if the one goes in on the break.

I just don't follow enough or hear enough live interviews with players to have much insight into their personalities but it's like almost all the other players wanted nothing to do with the nonsense Shaw was talking and almost reluctantly you have someone like Tyler feeling like he has to say something - I mean is that really the kind of experience the rookies wanted for a first press conference or to kick off their first Mosconi Cup? I'm guessing not.

JAM said:

And the biggest barker in the barkfest is the one who does NOT deserve to be on the team based on ranking points, much less a captain. Just saying.

I found the exchange awkward, with Tyler and Jayson going back and forth, as if Joshua Filler was not even sitting in the room. Once again, Joshua exhibited maturity and remained silent, much like he did when he was being viciously attacked on social media by sucker-punching cyberbullies.

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he does manage to rile you up every year though.

and more often than not in this decade, get the MVP..

mikepage said:

Answering your last question first, yes, ratings are more uncertain at any robustness when FargoRate doesn't know much about your opponents.

But in "typical" situations, where we know most of your opponents but some are more unknown, the situation is about as follows:
Let's say your rating is 500, and it is based on X games. We want to say there is a two-thirds chance your actual skill is within U points of 500

U is about 283/sqrt(X)

So when X=200, U=20 points

When X=800, U=10 points

When X=50, U=40 points

The players in my local group had a little over 100 games on average, and we expect the preliminary ratings are probably within 30 points. And the graph relating to my judgment kind of aligns with this.

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How difficult is it to raise your FargoRate once you hit 200 matches and become “established”? I’m asking because I took about 7–8 years off from playing and just came back this session for BCA. It took me a good portion of the session—probably the first two-thirds—before I really started feeling comfortable again.
During that time, I lost quite a few games to players I’m normally much stronger than, and it’s definitely dragged my rating down. I’m hoping next session I can get things back on track, but I’m curious how much movement I should realistically expect after hitting 200 robustness, right now im only at 80 so i'm not too worried.

You could design and 3D print your own. It's not very difficult. I made these when I had an inlay machine. These were included with the inlay machine I sold several years ago. Before asking, I will not make more to sell.