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Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.

Posted By: Stick
Date: Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 5:40 a.m.

In Response To: Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube. (mochy)

You know how much cube ownership is worth, the difference between your dead cube take point and your live cube take point. That seems to be a simplistic answer for your first question though I'm not sure in what terms you wanted to know 'how much of an edge does the side owning the cube have'.

You seem to have an easy way to get the answer for your second question of "Practical question is, let's say I have to play $ game against a player who plays PR 3.0 higher than I am. He wants to start with the cube. Am I still favorite?". Play XG 3 ply giving XG the cube to start every game, record the results, there's your answer.

Stick

Messages In This Thread

• Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
  mochy -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 5:30 a.m.
  • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
    Stick -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 5:40 a.m.
    • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 8:45 a.m.
    • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
      Mochy -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 10:40 a.m.
      • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
        Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 4:47 p.m.
      • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
        mochy -- Wednesday, 21 January 2015, at 12:56 a.m.
  • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
    Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 7:40 a.m.
    • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
      Mochy -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 10:27 a.m.
      • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
        Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 10:38 a.m.
        • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
          Mochy -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 10:53 a.m.
  • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
    AP -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 8:15 a.m.
    • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
      Mochy -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 10:06 a.m.
  • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
    Taper_Mike -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 8:32 a.m.
    • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 8:39 a.m.
      • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
        Taper_Mike -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 9:54 a.m.
        • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
          Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 9:58 a.m.
          • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
            Taper_Mike -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 10:11 a.m.
      • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
        Mochy -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 9:55 a.m.
  • PR3.0 difference in money game
    Mochy -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 10:03 a.m.
    • PR3.0 difference in money game
      Maik Stiebler -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 2:50 p.m.
      • PR3.0 difference in money game
        Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 3:40 p.m.
        • PR3.0 difference in money game
          Maik Stiebler -- Thursday, 22 January 2015, at 9:08 a.m.
          • PR3.0 difference in money game
            Bob Koca -- Thursday, 22 January 2015, at 1:36 p.m.
            • PR3.0 difference in money game
              Maik Stiebler -- Thursday, 22 January 2015, at 3:19 p.m.
  • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
    eXtreme Gammon -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 2:39 p.m.
    • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 3:37 p.m.
    • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
      christian munk-christensen -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 3:57 p.m.
      • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
        mochy -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 4:00 p.m.
        • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
          Christian Munk-Christensen -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 5:46 p.m.
    • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
      mochy -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 3:59 p.m.
    • It's not just about what XG says
      Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 4:32 p.m.
      • It's not just about what XG says
        Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 5:00 p.m.
        • It's not just about what XG says
          Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 22 January 2015, at 4:35 a.m.
    • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
      Rick Janowski -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 11:50 p.m.
    • Am I missing something?
      rambiz -- Thursday, 22 January 2015, at 8:10 p.m.
      • Am I missing something? yes
        eXtreme Gammon -- Thursday, 22 January 2015, at 8:54 p.m.
        • Am I missing something? yes
          rambiz -- Friday, 23 January 2015, at 8:34 a.m.
  • Let's do it! That's the best way to find out
    Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 4:15 p.m.
    • Let's do it! That's the best way to find out
      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 20 January 2015, at 4:23 p.m.
      • Let's do it! That's the best way to find out
        Steve Mellen -- Wednesday, 21 January 2015, at 5:40 a.m.
    • Let's do it! That's the best way to find out
      mochy -- Thursday, 22 January 2015, at 5:07 a.m.
      • Let's do it! That's the best way to find out
        Steve Mellen -- Thursday, 22 January 2015, at 6:38 a.m.
      • Let's do it. It's a deal
        Phil simborg -- Thursday, 22 January 2015, at 11:43 a.m.
        • Let's do it. It's a deal
          Bob Koca -- Thursday, 22 January 2015, at 1:38 p.m.
          • Let's do it. It's a deal
            Phil simborg -- Thursday, 22 January 2015, at 3:08 p.m.
  • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
    Rick Janowski -- Wednesday, 21 January 2015, at 12:40 a.m.
    • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
      Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 21 January 2015, at 1:00 a.m.
      • Handicap Backgammon. One start with cube.
        Rick Janowski -- Wednesday, 21 January 2015, at 1:34 a.m.