-BO- wrote:
With the exception of Six, back in NTN's heyday, many top teams in every premium game used paper refs. Passport is obvious, for the year rounds in SL and SIQ, PB teams had their bibles out, etc. Thing is, most of the top teams knew each other and exactly how they played, so it wasn't that big a deal.
Oh, I wasn't making a judgment of the behavior. I've always believed the game is played on the honor system -- and that the game polices itself (as you point out, the top teams in each game know each other & how they play). Personally, it's only bothered me when the rightful winner is displaced. I know some people take the position that you're either #1 or you're not...so if #1 is legit, #2 is legit, #3 is cheating, #4 is legit and you finish #5...to me, who the heck cares about everyone else, #1 is legit and that's all that matters. However, other people would still be upset at #3 since they should've been #4. But that topic has been discussed to death so rehashing it isn't going to any good.
I was just questioning when buzztime once boasted that paper references were okay. That stance is somewhat like the NFL, who up until as recently as last year, used to sell still pictures of violent, illegal hits...but then also starting fining players for violent, illegal hits. Buzztime has always wanted the participation, but then they used to disqualify scores (particularly in QB1) that didn't "look" legit. The owners of the games have tried to have it both ways, which obviously doesn't fly...