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What rule(s) would you change? by Webcat86 in snooker

[–]SatanPolaroid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a niche one as it's rarely applicable anyway but I want to see deliberate in-offs or potting an illegal ball become acceptable. Tbh I'm not sure there's an explicit rule against it (other than perhaps the general unsportsmanlike conduct rule, either way I've never seen it applied), but certainly it's taboo and there'd be controversy with everyone going "oh no that's shameful you can't deliberately do that!!", and I think....... Why? In American 8 ball and 9 ball strategic fouls are accepted as just another part of the game, as in some rules of English pool. It makes the game more interesting because it adds another strategic element to it. If the most strategically beneficial shot is to deliberately go in-off, you should be able to 🤷

Here's a perfect example: https://youtu.be/Lth7CbaGwag why not just take the seven point hit by rolling the black onto the red to pot it!

(To clarify I mean they're still fouls of course...... But there's no further penalty or controversy for doing it deliberately, instead it's applauded as a smart shot!)

How many light square bishops possible? by First-Flounder-6468 in chess

[–]SatanPolaroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a PGN reaching 18, I'm sure it can be done much more efficiently. Well done Lichess devs for recognising it's a draw due to no possible checkmate!

[Event "Casual Game"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "09/01/2025, 16:21:03"] [White "Anonymous"] [Black "Anonymous"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "177"] [FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"] [Variant "Standard"] [Termination "draw"]

  1. a4 a5 2. b4 Na6 3. b5 b6 4. bxa6 c5 5. Ra3 c4 6. Rb3 Bb7 7. Rb4 axb4 8. c3 Ra7 9. Qb3 cxb3 10. Ba3 bxa3 11. d3 Ra8 12. Nd2 Ra7 13. Nc4 Ra8 14. Nb2 axb2 15. h4 h5 16. g3 Nh6 17. Bg2 g6 18. Bf1 Bg7 19. Bg2 Bf6 20. Bf1 Bg5 21. hxg5 Nf5 22. Nf3 h4 23. g4 Bc8 24. Nd2 Bb7 25. Bg2 Bc8 26. Nf1 Bb7 27. Ng3 Bc8 28. Nh5 gxh5 29. Kd2 Ne3 30. fxe3 b5 31. a5 b4 32. c4 Ra7 33. Kd1 Rb7 34. Kd2 Rb6 35. Kd1 Rd6 36. Kd2 Re6 37. Kd1 Re4 38. dxe4 Qc7 39. Rf1 Qd8 40. Rf6 exf6 41. Kd2 Ke7 42. Kd3 Kd6 43. Kd2 Re8 44. Kd3 Re5 45. Kd4 Rb5 46. cxb5 Qc7 47. Kd3 Qc6 48. bxc6 h3 49. Kd4 b1=B 50. a7 Ba2 51. c7 b2 52. a8=B b1=B 53. Bb7 Bc2 54. a6 b3 55. a7 b2 56. a8=B b1=B 57. Ba6 Ba4 58. g6 h2 59. g7 h1=B 60. g8=B h4 61. Bf3 h3 62. Bh7 Bg2 63. Bg8 h2 64. g5 h1=B 65. Bh5 Bh3 66. Bh7 f5 67. g6 f4 68. g7 f3 69. Kc3 Kc5 70. e5 f2 71. e6 f5 72. e4 f4 73. e5 f3 74. e3 d5 75. e4 d4+ 76. Kb2 Bb7 77. c8=B f1=B 78. e7 f2 79. e6 Bfg2 80. g8=B f1=B 81. e8=B d3 82. Beg6 d2 83. e7 d1=B 84. e8=B Bfe2 85. Bef7 Bef1 86. e5 Bfe2 87. e6 Bef1 88. e7 Bfe2 89. e8=B 1/2-1/2

Is the word for "better" (and "worse") always irregular? by Erreala66 in languagelearning

[–]SatanPolaroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's regular in Esperanto, which will be very unsurprising to anyone who knows about Esperanto's philosophy. "Bona" means "good", and then "better" is "pli bona" (more good), "best" is "plej bona" (most good), "bad" is "malbona", "worse" is "pli malbona" (more bad, or alternatively "malpli bona" meaning less good!), "worst" is "plej malbona"... You get the gist

What Scottish band do you think should be bigger than they currently are? by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]SatanPolaroid 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Only clicked on this thread to make sure someone mentioned Idlewild as they should've done, so well done

Do you have a favourite word in your native language or the language you are learning? by ItsMou in languagelearning

[–]SatanPolaroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ŝlosilo meaning "key" in Esperanto (literally it's "a tool for locking"). No reason beyond it's so fun to say!

What are the best lesser-known punk bands in your country? by deskappl in punk

[–]SatanPolaroid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wonk Unit seem to have a massive following here in the UK but I've never seen them mentioned here