Like most high rated players, Quackle often gets turned down by the really hot
chicks-he usually gets left with the dinner check and the brushoff line of "see
you around.". Maybe it is the cool aloofness, the strange accent, or the
physical deformity, but Quacks is as attractive as a hagged out Monty Plays
Scrabble.
Among us top players, Quacks is tolerated, but not respected. His endgame
strategy is not top drawer. Sure playing QKL is better than studying 10's in
an ice cave, but that doesn't say much.
Zax The maid turns down my bed, every night.
If you need to turn your quackles down, you probably need to see a
procto-pronto.
John Van Pelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I will
surmise the answer thusly: No.
You may have mistaken Quackle for something like the Scrabble CD, which is an
entertainment version of the "good time family fun game" or whatever Hasbro
calls it. Quackle is primarily an analysis tool. If you want to have more even
competition, the answer is not to weaken Quackle, but to strengthen your own
play.
When I first started using Maven, back in the day, it *did* have ability
settings, and for a while as a novice I preferred putting it at about 1600 so
that I didn't get so demoralized. But I quickly realized that I was doing
myself a disservice -- for one thing, the "blunders" that the 1600-level Maven
made did not consistently resemble real 1600 players in any way. For another,
playing Maven at the top setting exposed me to (something like) the calibre
play I aspired to. So what if I only won once in a blue moon?
Figure out what your goal is, and choose the tool that fits. If you want to
win games NOW, use Hasbro CD or whatever. If you want to win games IN THE
FUTURE, use Quackle and learn from it.
Good luck,
-jvp
On 9/4/07, Cecily Lavoie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is there a way
to dumb Quackle down? I use Speedy Player and it's too hard for me. Thanks.
