> Speaking of when to leave.... The departure points, do
> they work if you are not sitting at the game but
> watching for a good count to enter? In other words, if
> one is back counting a shoe, should one leave this
> shoe to find a new game when a departure point is
> indicated?

Technically, there is a difference, but it is very slight. I addressed this very issue in BJA3, but, it's a long chapter, and I can't find the exact page reference at the moment. Perhaps someone can track it down.

Don