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Man, a thread after my own heart. I decided to pick this hobby up back in February and had many of the same concerns, questions, and fears (yes, fears) that have been raised here. Coach Rip makes some excellent points in his post. I too admire the different "flavas" from the leagues and tournaments around the country. Guys have a certain way of playing and there is nothing wrong with that. Having said that I also agree that there should be some points of unification...whatever they may be. Personally, I am going to create 2-3 teams of various types and try to find tournaments where I can fit in. It's a bit of a challenge in doing the same for a league. During it all I will still have my solitaire league.

One of the things I did when I first joined is I went to the very beginning of every thread and read about 2 years worth of post. I can see that great strides have been made during that time so there is hope of more unification. As Joe touched on it will take a long time for total unification (if it ever happens)...and that's ok with me.