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<blockquote data-quote="Slam23" data-source="post: 188507" data-attributes="member: 896"><p>I'm at 289M for my best game, did exploit the slingshot to saucer loop a bit for that one. I've not been to Klendathu yet, only up to last planet. I know precisely what you are talking about with not knowing rules or aiming consciously, just trying to keep the ball in play. It's like an U-curved parabola, in which you score a great game at the start, then learning the table and aiming for stuff which actually lowers your score ("frustration zone"), and then getting control over the table and upping the score again, usually surpassing that first scoring plateau. "U-curved parabola"-scoring is probably not a good name, although it sounds very scientific <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Ignorant scoring? (a) vanilla scoring (game)? virgin scoring game? rookie scoring? noob/newbie scoring? JustKeepingTheBallAliveScoring ? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I like the "vanilla scoring game" the best probably, followed by "virgin scoring game".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slam23, post: 188507, member: 896"] I'm at 289M for my best game, did exploit the slingshot to saucer loop a bit for that one. I've not been to Klendathu yet, only up to last planet. I know precisely what you are talking about with not knowing rules or aiming consciously, just trying to keep the ball in play. It's like an U-curved parabola, in which you score a great game at the start, then learning the table and aiming for stuff which actually lowers your score ("frustration zone"), and then getting control over the table and upping the score again, usually surpassing that first scoring plateau. "U-curved parabola"-scoring is probably not a good name, although it sounds very scientific :) Ignorant scoring? (a) vanilla scoring (game)? virgin scoring game? rookie scoring? noob/newbie scoring? JustKeepingTheBallAliveScoring ? :) I like the "vanilla scoring game" the best probably, followed by "virgin scoring game". [/QUOTE]
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