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killersbee

PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:19 pm    Author: killersbee    Post subject: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?
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Why not just remove it off the board completely and have £100K as the Max jackpot and replace it with another red (£65,000)? :?

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:23 pm    Author: KP    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?
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That would just look wrong, and feel cheap.

And wouldn't people, in your view, just squander the £100,000? Where would it end?!?

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:25 pm    Author: Tom22    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?

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Hahahahaha yeah that quite funny! Why dont they just get rid of the money completely?

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:26 pm    Author: h2005    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:27 pm    Author: cookie_monster    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?
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Maybe we could get rid of £15,000 and make a new red; £150,000. Although, it will probably end in more frustration when players deal early.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:32 pm    Author: killersbee    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?
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h2005 wrote:
No.


Just wondering, why not? :eyes:

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:35 pm    Author: h2005    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?
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You'd probably still end up with people "squandering" money, as KP said. Also, due to the gap between £100k and £250k, it makes for some potentially very interesting decisions at 8-box and 5-box. The values on the board don't need to change - the banker's offers do. Offering £12k at 5-box with £35k and £250k there is stupid - it needs to be more like £20k to make the players think about it more.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:41 pm    Author: killersbee    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?
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I take your point about the Banker, the show really needs him to do better offers so that we can take them seriously :|

But there is a difference between dealing a target and blowing big money, I'm sure 36 players have blown £100K and 29 players have blown £250K

I know it can't be helped, but all this squandering is starting to get out of hand after nearly 3 years of DOND :smt009

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:41 pm    Author: jonny    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?
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This is possibly your most ridiculous idea yet. :smt047

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:46 pm    Author: killersbee    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?
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It sounds rediculous, but even the most rediculous idea has turned out for the better... (Trojan Horse anyone?) ;)

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Aaron Brock

PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:32 pm    Author: Aaron Brock    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?

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They definitely should. And then replace the £250k, with another cheap value, possibly £2,000 or £7,500? It would suit it more, especially now.

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Aaron Brock

PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:35 pm    Author: Aaron Brock    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?

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h2005 wrote:
You'd probably still end up with people "squandering" money, as KP said. Also, due to the gap between £100k and £250k, it makes for some potentially very interesting decisions at 8-box and 5-box. The values on the board don't need to change - the banker's offers do. Offering £12k at 5-box with £35k and £250k there is stupid - it needs to be more like £20k to make the players think about it more.


That's the thing - they are thinking about it though, when they shouldn't. The other day I was watching the end of Sarah-Jane's game where it was 4 blues/£50,000 and turned down £5,000.02 immediately, but not stupidly.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:34 pm    Author: jonny    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?
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Aaron Brock wrote:
h2005 wrote:
You'd probably still end up with people "squandering" money, as KP said. Also, due to the gap between £100k and £250k, it makes for some potentially very interesting decisions at 8-box and 5-box. The values on the board don't need to change - the banker's offers do. Offering £12k at 5-box with £35k and £250k there is stupid - it needs to be more like £20k to make the players think about it more.


That's the thing - they are thinking about it though, when they shouldn't. The other day I was watching the end of Sarah-Jane's game where it was 4 blues/£50,000 and turned down £5,000.02 immediately, but not stupidly.

But accepting £5,000 on such a board wouldn't be stupid at all - there was an 80% chance she had a blue in her box, and if that were the case, a 75% she'd take the big one out in the next round...

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:03 pm    Author: Michael DeVere    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?

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After seeing 800+ plus shows it'd just look wrong and out of place if it weren't there, and regardless of whether it gets won again the £250,000 can still provide an exciting game, especially between 5-box to 2-box.

Plus it'd just look like they're trying to save money by scrapping the top prize (even if they are actually trying to save money at the moment?). It'd also mess up a load of stats as well i'm guessing.


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:08 pm    Author: Jimmy    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?
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I wouldn't watch the show if this was implemented. As it is, I can barely continue watching once the £250k has been revealed.


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:44 pm    Author: Billy    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?
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If they took out the £250k there'd be a quarter of a million frowns.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:57 am    Author: KP    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?
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Sarah-Jane was my last official BB commentary (for a while at least) and I thought she was crazy for rejecting the offer! I'd have taken it in a flash!

It is OK to be cautious here, right? :?

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:51 am    Author: Tom    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:14 pm    Author: daniel4389    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?

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This has just reminded me of a dream I had where someone dealt for £2.50 and Noel was like "Well everyone tries to win the quarter of a million, but you've won a quarter of a tenner!!!" and everyone laughed for ages even though it wasn't very funny. Actually I think it may have been me who won the £2.50. Yes I realise this should probably be in the dreams thread...

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 5:06 pm    Author: Joel    Post subject: Re: Should £250,000 be removed from the board?

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What a crap idea. :evil:


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