<<This is both a blessing and a curse-- I can think of at least one match where my team only got 4 toss-ups, but won anyway because the other team didn't know the boni, and I can think of many, many more where we got hot on the buzzer near the end but couldn't collect on those boni, which sent us to a fiery demise. A double-edged sword, to be sure.>> In a way, I find that number somewhat surprising. At the PACE National Scholastics Championship this year--which does allow bouncebacks--I think the outcome of only ONE match out of about 125 would have been changed had bouncebacks not been allowed. But perhaps the NSC was the fluke, and MrSmiley's experiences are more typical. <<I don't see why college tourneys don't use it-- it allows for higher scores and gives a team that's slow on the buzzers a chance--however infintesmal--to win.>> I've always wanted to try it at the college level; I agree that it would give some teams the chance to win games they would otherwise lose--but it would also cost some teams games they might otherwise win. I'd certainly love to try it, and see what people think. OTOH, I can say that bouncebacks and timed matches don't work too well.... though it might, if halves were 10 or 11 minutes, instead of the more typical 8 or 9.
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