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The Opening Bell Curve

Posted By: Chase
Date: Tuesday, 5 June 2007, at 5:37 p.m.

In Response To: The Opening Bell Curve (Daniel Murphy)

I'm happy with the "unfairness" of the game the way it's played. But if you're looking to make adjustments to temper the "unfairness" of winning the opening roll, it doesn't need to be all that complex. Simply have the player who wins the opening roll play only his (i.e. the high) die. This still gives him the initiative, but it takes away the large equity swings that come with the point-making rolls, and it, on average, leaves Op on roll trailing by 4 pips, which is essentially an even game.

Messages In This Thread

• The Opening Bell Curve
  Daniel Murphy -- Monday, 4 June 2007, at 2:36 p.m.
  • The Opening Bell Curve
    Bob Koca -- Monday, 4 June 2007, at 6:10 p.m.
    • The Opening Bell Curve
      Daniel Murphy -- Monday, 4 June 2007, at 6:38 p.m.
      • The Opening Bell Curve
        Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 4 June 2007, at 7:17 p.m.
        • The Opening Bell Curve
          Daniel Murphy -- Monday, 4 June 2007, at 7:23 p.m.
          • The Opening Bell Curve
            Bryce -- Monday, 4 June 2007, at 8:10 p.m.
            • The Opening Bell Curve
              Daniel Murphy -- Monday, 4 June 2007, at 8:19 p.m.
              • The Opening Bell Curve
                Bryce -- Monday, 4 June 2007, at 8:28 p.m.
  • The Opening Bell Curve
    Strato -- Monday, 4 June 2007, at 11:41 p.m.
    • The Opening Bell Curve
      Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 5 June 2007, at 1:27 a.m.
      • The Opening Bell Curve
        Chase -- Tuesday, 5 June 2007, at 5:37 p.m.
        • The Opening Bell Curve
          Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 5 June 2007, at 7:00 p.m.
          • The Opening Bell Curve
            Chase -- Tuesday, 5 June 2007, at 8:24 p.m.
            • The Opening Bell Curve
              Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 5 June 2007, at 11:08 p.m.
              • The Opening Bell Curve
                Chase -- Tuesday, 5 June 2007, at 11:34 p.m.
        • The Opening Bell Curve
          Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 5 June 2007, at 7:31 p.m.
  • The Opening Bell Curve
    Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 5 June 2007, at 12:36 a.m.
    • PYHOOYA?
      DC-Ohio -- Tuesday, 5 June 2007, at 12:38 a.m.
      • PYHOOYA?
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 5 June 2007, at 12:52 a.m.
    • bell curve?
      garyo -- Tuesday, 5 June 2007, at 5:03 p.m.
      • bell curve?
        Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 6 June 2007, at 5:20 p.m.
        • bell curve?
          Tom Keith -- Wednesday, 6 June 2007, at 6:05 p.m.
          • 1931 rules
            Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 6 June 2007, at 6:29 p.m.
  • "fair gammon??
    garyo -- Wednesday, 6 June 2007, at 2:33 p.m.
  • The Opening Bell Curve (some more data)
    funk17 -- Thursday, 7 June 2007, at 3:24 p.m.