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   JohnM  writes:   
   > Hornplayer9599  wrote:   
   >> On 12/8/2025 14:57, Phil Carmody wrote:   
   >>> That was tense! Nothing beats a 2-point winning margin :)   
   >   
   >> Well, a one point margin might make it more tense.   
   >   
   > As it happens, the points available, for P P1 P2 P3 and the scores for near   
   > misses, are all factors of two. So if the group wanted, divide all the   
   > possible scores by that number, and a 1-point winning margin becomes a   
   > possibility…   
      
   Dang, yup, you're of course right.   
      
   Phil   
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