Deals

Hi All

So getting the discussion started with a bit of a general question - what are you play groups like at deals?

Pretty much in our small group, we've same core dudes for like 10 years or so, deals are pretty much on an action by action basis; you rescue me, I support your next vote that kind of carry on.  That's pretty much the way it's always been.  Mostly also with everyone being experienced we kind of expect sensible (well in Greg's case sensible is more like predictable weirdness!) cross table behaviour.  We also don't really beg help to live, if it's clear me being off the table is good for my cross tables allies then effort won't be wasted trying to talk someone into helping me.

I'm playing some JOL league games at the moment and there is some crazy deal cross table oust carry on, made worse by the dealing taking place without all parties at the table (so to speak).  It's like worse than a tournament, I'd forgotten how bad some of the Europeans are when it comes to table talking.  It's total VP dealing, you oust him and then I'll oust this dude.  Is this sort of carry on normal in anyone's local groups?  Or we just see some, not heaps, of it at tourneys?

S