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Money rollouts with or without Jacoby?

Posted By: leobueno
Date: Wednesday, 27 July 2011, at 8:42 p.m.

Stick says [ http://www.bgonline.org/forums/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=101757 ], responding to an inconclusive rollout I posted: "When you're rolling out early game positions especially that you might use for reference you should either do them for money/unlimited match or at an even long match score (11 points +). I don't like guessing how a 1-0 lead to 7 will effect this play and rollout."

Point understood. However, should we use Jacoby or no Jacoby for money rollouts?

I understand the idea behind the Jacoby rule is to speed-up the game, but I think it takes away a tactical element: deciding whether to double or go for the gammon.

I view this rule as an artifice. For example, why stop at 1 turn of the cube before gammons count, why not have gammons count only after 2 turns of the cube?

Messages In This Thread

• Money rollouts with or without Jacoby?
  leobueno -- Wednesday, 27 July 2011, at 8:42 p.m.
  • Money rollouts with or without Jacoby?
    Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 27 July 2011, at 10:02 p.m.
    • Money rollouts with or without Jacoby?
      Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 28 July 2011, at 2:59 a.m.
      • Money rollouts with or without Jacoby?
        Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 28 July 2011, at 5:07 p.m.
        • Money rollouts with or without Jacoby?
          Bob Koca -- Thursday, 28 July 2011, at 5:38 p.m.
          • Money rollouts with or without Jacoby?
            Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 28 July 2011, at 6:13 p.m.
    • The Jacoby Rule in pictoral form
      neilkaz -- Thursday, 28 July 2011, at 5:54 p.m.