Re: %TLOOKUP

[Hans Boldt <boldt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard B Baird wrote:
> Five pin bowling?  new math Hans?
>
> i've bowled nearly all of my life, and never heard of such an animal.
>
> 10 pin standard "amerkin kegglin" for me baybee    BEER FRAME!  ;)
>
> rick

Rick: Although 10-pin bowling is pretty much universal, there are 
several regional variations on the game. 5-pin bowling is common 
throughout most of Canada, and in Toronto, many alleys have only 
5-pin lanes. What's the difference? First, the balls are smaller, in 
the 5 pound range, and the pins are smaller. You get up to 3 shots 
per frame instead of 2. And the pins have different point values: 5 
for the head pin, 3 each for the neighboring pins, and 2 each for 
the corners, for a total of 15. Scoring is pretty much the same as 
10-pin - for each frame you count the total pin-fall for 3 shots.

There are some interesting consequences of the rules. First, since 
the balls aren't as heavy, men and women are more evenly matched in 
mixed leagues. Also, in 5-pin it is possible to throw the ball down 
the middle of the alley such that it goes through the pins without 
knocking any down! Although it's rare, I've seen it done twice, and 
it's freaky.

After playing 5-pin for the past few years, 10-pin now looks very 
strange, and now I wonder how that humongous ball can ever leave any 
pins standing!

Cheers! Hans