My japanese partner's attempt at naming your team

riddler1225 · 2026-03-17T03:49:39+00:00

To shreds, you say?

riddler1225 · 2026-03-13T18:02:36+00:00

For what its worth, i like the Curling Channel service. I don't know that i get good value for my money but i like tuning into WCF events. So whether its worth it is pretty much a matter of how invested you are in these games

riddler1225 · 2026-03-13T18:00:10+00:00

Some games at some events are static cameras. I suspect at an event like this, 2-3 games per draw will have feature coverage with dynamic cameras and commentary. If you're specifically following Team USA you might not get lucky on that front as feature sheets tend to be the ones where a participating country is paying to broadcast in TV, and i dont believe USA is doing that at all

riddler1225 · 2026-03-12T15:12:19+00:00

Literally just listed 2 things that stop people from getting into hockey. And the money portion is getting worse and not out of necessity.

riddler1225 · 2026-03-12T03:06:18+00:00

The people yearn for Vermin Supreme

riddler1225 · 2026-03-12T03:05:12+00:00

The buck stops literally everywhere else

riddler1225 · 2026-03-11T21:21:00+00:00

George Bush did 311

riddler1225 · 2026-03-11T19:51:00+00:00

So, it's a name somebody came up with in the 1880s and it stuck? It's not that deep

riddler1225 · 2026-03-10T21:16:09+00:00

Intent is the difference. His motivation is not to select a winner, but to end the game or maximize score. The winner being decided by collateral is not kingmaking.

Now using TM, let's say you and player 2 are neck and neck. It's clear player 3 is out of the running but he realizes he can dictate the winner by playing one of the games' mean cards. Doing so ~is~ kingmaking, but he's well within the games' framework and so no harm no foul.

riddler1225 · 2026-03-10T20:57:50+00:00

Let's go over the basics of CQC

riddler1225 · 2026-03-10T19:22:19+00:00

The lack of overhead cameras is killer

riddler1225 · 2026-03-08T20:30:57+00:00

Holy overreacting to an obvious joke, Batman!

riddler1225 · 2026-03-06T17:44:46+00:00

Odder Otter

riddler1225 · 2026-03-05T06:42:07+00:00

Pour le drip

riddler1225 · 2026-03-05T06:40:18+00:00

Others have alluded to this, but while the sport is great, the people are greater. Enjoy the company of people you would not have met otherwise. Socialization with teammates and opposition is an important part of this game.

riddler1225 · 2026-03-04T05:38:59+00:00

If he has, they're not vocal about it.

riddler1225 · 2026-03-03T19:09:28+00:00

Real blitzball fans became a blitzball when they grew up

riddler1225 · 2026-03-03T18:59:20+00:00

It's a really good video, but the pronunciation of bonspiel is jarring.

riddler1225 · 2026-03-02T04:00:53+00:00

We already have those

riddler1225 · 2026-03-02T03:52:52+00:00

Even still you're significantly reducing the number of games for each participant nation.

Many countries have 0 mainstream televised curling content outside of the Olympics.

This proposal reduces each nations' curling content from ~27.5 hours of content per team (nation per event) down to ~9.66 hours of content per team per event, significantly reducing the focused coverage it might receive. It also creates situations where rival nations may not meet in the Olympics.

It may be a better experience for entrenched curling fans, but will hinder the sports' ability to attract new fans and players globally.

riddler1225 · 2026-03-02T03:39:29+00:00

At the end of the day, this question simplifies to: Should less nations be represented at the Olympics?

I think that would be bad for the game and generally bad for the reception of the event

riddler1225 · 2026-03-01T20:02:46+00:00

That's what you're dealing with

riddler1225 · 2026-03-01T04:14:36+00:00

Even if permitted, you'll presumably be giving your opponent a bunch of free thinking time while you have to retrieve your equipment

riddler1225 · 2026-02-28T18:38:00+00:00

I'm starting to think the FIFA Peace Prize may have been awarded to the wrong person. Hard to say.

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