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ABT Dead Cube rule needs revision

Posted By: Barry Silliman
Date: Tuesday, 9 August 2011, at 2:32 a.m.

Phil, is rule 5.6 in your sights to re-word? Because as it is currently written, it is essentially meaningless..

5.6 DEAD CUBE. When the cube level is high enough to ensure that the match will end with the current game, that game shall be played to conclusion at the present cube level.

I believe that the spirit of the rule is such that if Player A is leading 2-away, 5-away and holding a 2 cube, it is DEAD. But a strict interpretation of 5.6 doesn't hold, since the match will not end with the current game if Player B wins (barring winning a backgammon).

Something should be added or tweaked, e.g. "If a player holds the cube and the cube level is high enough to ensure that he will win the match if he wins the current game, that game shall be played to conclusion at the present cube level."

Trying to get something definitive for the unfortunate case where Player A absent-mindedly ships the cube to 4. Oops! Not that this would ever happen in real life.

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