This is my reply to the e-mail sent to me by Paul Crowley, discussing the optimal strategy for Blockbusters. Here's his e-mail. Home page.

Wow! It's great to get e-mail like that... thanks for your support!

I'll be sure to use that; though I'm sure that the contestants are 'asked' in advance not to delay the game too much (always go for a mutual square, for example), I'll be sure to try and follow your advice. If I'm not panicking too much, that is. :-)

Thanks again.

Thomas Scott
thomas@thomasscott.net