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[jack]

(1) Apparently there is no time in the morning early enough that I can have to set an alarm for that I don't wake up every hour for three hours before.

(2) See, I'm right, every game of bridge really does have a really stupid theme. Last night, I played bridge with Ralph and a couple of others. There were two hands in a row where he played a 3NT contract with a diamond void in dummy. The next hand broke the streak -- the opponents

(3) Also, Penultima has a systematic flaw in terms of actually being fun, although generally packed with interesting ideas, there really does need to be a wrench taken to something.

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[angoel.livejournal.com]

Regarding penultima, I do wonder if it wouldn't be better played on a 6x6 board with six pawns, two rooks, two knights and two kings. There are enough pieces to have interesting interactions, and you'll probably get most of them in play. The double-kings also means that the irritating early checkmate is less of a problem.

[d37373.livejournal.com]

1) 1 AM - you'd have to be in bed pretty early to wake up 3 hours before that alarm. Speaking of which, I should go sleep soon.

3) There is the danger than what you thought would be a wrench turns out to be a spanner. Good luck :)