private boolean first_round_strategy() {
        if (bowlId < chooseLimit) {
            maxScoreSoFar = Math.max( maxScoreSoFar, get_bowl_score(bowl) );
            System.out.println("Not reached chooseLimit yet, updated maxScoreSoFar = " + maxScoreSoFar);
            return false;
        } else {
            if (get_bowl_score(bowl) >= maxScoreSoFar) {
                System.out.println("Score = " + get_bowl_score(bowl) + " better than maxScoreSoFar = " + maxScoreSoFar + ", choose it!");
                return true;
            }
        }
        System.out.println(get_bowl_score(bowl) + "is worse than maxScoreSoFar " + maxScoreSoFar +  " , pass it");
        return false;
    }