OK, this is a bit of a heavy duty one, so bear with me.

I've played 14 games under the new system, 6 of which I have finished 3rd or higher. I have a overall score of zero. I'm sure there are hundreds of other players in exactly the same situation, and I'd like to point out a few reasons why the scoring system (not the system itself) should be reweighted.

1. With hundreds of players rooted at zero, the only tables available to them are the free tables. This means that there is always a queue of players waiting to sit down, as very few have enough points to sit at advanced tables. Earlier on in one room, there were 40 people watching from the sidelines waiting for a game.

2. The only way you can be assured of gaining any points at all is by winning outright. Again, earlier I finished 2nd and amassed -10 points. Admittedly there was a point where I could have flagged for third, but the amount of territory I had meant that I had to try for the win.

3. If you are rooted at zero and are being offered a negative amount of points to flag, flagging is pointless. You may as well fight to the death in the hope that you can recoup at least one point. This will draw games out way beyond R20, and again I was personally involved in a game that went to R40, with the winner being the only player to accrue any points whatsoever.

4. With games being drawn out as a result of the aforementioned, this means waiting times for players will go up. This will (and already has) caused a good deal of frustration amongst those waiting to play.

5. With the scoring system so heavily bias towards the outright winner, players will forced to truce more often or resort to PGA/Multi-Play tactics. This can only be a bad thing.

Apart from that, I really like the look and feel of it. Honest I do. ;)