Not really a question, more of something I've been playing around with.
If you want to convert any unbalanced system to a TC, do the following:
Now this TC = -5 from step 3. is NOT the same as a balanced TC of -5!!!
If -Neutral = -4, then TC = -4 is like a "balanced TC" of 0. At -3 is just like a "balanced TC" of +1, at -2, it's like a "balanced TC" of +2, etc. etc.
So the advantage usually starts at TC = (-neutral) + 1
Maybe it'll be useful for any1 who likes to go against the grain and generate their own counting systems. Also it means one isn't limited to only "balanced" systems for TC'ed systems.
Several other AP's have done this, or at least known how to do it, and Kat did this in her Sp21 counting system.
If you want to convert any unbalanced system to a TC, do the following:
- Take the count of a neutral deck. e.g. Neutral = +4.
- Start your IRC at IRC = -Neutral * Decks. e.g. in 6D, Neutral = +4, IRC = -24.
- When playing, you can now divide by the # of decks left, and you have the TC. e.g. After 2 decks, if the RC = -20, then TC = -5.
- Generate your own index numbers <-- definitely necessary, but can be "smudged" by subtracting the Neutral value from a known set of balanced index values. not recommended but might be close enough.
Now this TC = -5 from step 3. is NOT the same as a balanced TC of -5!!!
If -Neutral = -4, then TC = -4 is like a "balanced TC" of 0. At -3 is just like a "balanced TC" of +1, at -2, it's like a "balanced TC" of +2, etc. etc.
So the advantage usually starts at TC = (-neutral) + 1
Maybe it'll be useful for any1 who likes to go against the grain and generate their own counting systems. Also it means one isn't limited to only "balanced" systems for TC'ed systems.
Several other AP's have done this, or at least known how to do it, and Kat did this in her Sp21 counting system.
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