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Full disclosure, which will come as no surprise

Posted By: Albert Steg
Date: Wednesday, 14 November 2018, at 5:20 p.m.

In Response To: Full disclosure, which will come as no surprise (Jim Stutz)

I think when someone posts a position and asks for comment without including the rollout, they're most interested in hearing how people think about the position "over the table" -- otherwise they would just post the rollout at the same time and invite interpretation of the results.

Over on the Facebook groups like Backgammon Republic, a nice tradition has been established where it's understood the original poster decides when to bring the speculative phase of discussion to a close with the posting of a rollout. It's considered bad form to hijack someone's thread by posting rollout results without being asked to. Of course some people may check XG before venturing their opinion, but that's not really the general expectation. Being spectacularly wrong sometimes is all part of the fun.

Messages In This Thread

• 22 to play in poor ace-point game
  David Levy -- Saturday, 10 November 2018, at 4:56 p.m.
  • A interesting problem, yes, but certainly not a poor ace-point game at DMP
    Jim Stutz -- Saturday, 10 November 2018, at 10:58 p.m.
    • A interesting problem, yes, but certainly not a poor ace-point game at DMP
      neilkaz -- Sunday, 11 November 2018, at 12:28 a.m.
    • A poor ace-point game?
      David Levy -- Sunday, 11 November 2018, at 7:59 p.m.
  • 22 to play in poor ace-point game
    ah_clem -- Sunday, 11 November 2018, at 3:07 p.m.
  • 22 to play in poor ace-point game
    ah_clem -- Sunday, 11 November 2018, at 3:14 p.m.
  • 22 to play -- VARIANT (1 pip different)
    Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 13 November 2018, at 5:50 p.m.
    • 22 to play -- VARIANT (1 pip different)
      ah_clem -- Tuesday, 13 November 2018, at 7:02 p.m.
    • 22 to play -- VARIANT (1 pip different)
      David Levy -- Tuesday, 13 November 2018, at 7:44 p.m.
      • 22 to play -- VARIANT (1 pip different)
        Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 13 November 2018, at 8:01 p.m.
        • Help: 22 to play -- VARIANT (1 pip different)
          David Levy -- Wednesday, 14 November 2018, at 10:01 p.m.
          • 22 to play -- VARIANT (1 pip different) -- Rollouts and explanation
            Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 15 November 2018, at 12:34 a.m.
  • This rollout still leaves me with questions
    David Levy -- Tuesday, 13 November 2018, at 7:41 p.m.
    • This rollout still leaves me with questions
      Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 13 November 2018, at 8:53 p.m.
    • Full disclosure, which will come as no surprise
      Jim Stutz -- Wednesday, 14 November 2018, at 7:47 a.m.
      • Full disclosure, which will come as no surprise
        ah_clem -- Wednesday, 14 November 2018, at 2:50 p.m.
      • Full disclosure, which will come as no surprise
        Albert Steg -- Wednesday, 14 November 2018, at 5:20 p.m.
      • Full disclosure, which will come as no surprise
        Fatboy -- Wednesday, 14 November 2018, at 5:38 p.m.