I’ve always believed multiple races to 11 in 9B are the best format in general. A champion can run out a set on a very rare occasion, B players can see saw back and forth. After someone is up about 3-4 sets it’s pretty clear who’s best. That can add up to a lot of sets. It’s also a good length in a tourney to keep it moving along. For gambling as well, gives both sides plenty of room to adjust bet sizes. If there’s a dump going on the players have time to work it out(oh God did I really say that?).
In 1P 6 ahead is a long set but that’s enough to clear up who’s best. Doesn’t offer much flexibility for gambling and is horrible as a tourney format. 6 doesn’t have to be the number, can be 4 at the minimum.
I like ahead sets in general over races to a specific number in rotation games and 1P to determine who’s best.
But in rotation as mentioned before races to 11 are great for both tourneys & gambling.
I don’t really have many thoughts on 8B. If I was gambling a big number 10 ahead would be a great game if I wanted to lock up a win, reduces variance a lot.
The longer the set the less variance there is in any game. Banks has the least variance of any game anyways. That’s a different topic.
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Fatboy <———lazy writing today. Kinda scattered thoughts.
