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Definition of 'Gammonish'?

Posted By: Casper Van der Tak
Date: Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 7:56 a.m.

In Response To: Definition of 'Gammonish'? (sebalotek)

3 away 1 away is a free take: If you drop, you have 50% (a bit more because of the free drop you get), if you take and lose a single, you still have 50%. So you are effectively only risking your gammon losses, where you go to zero. Think only of dropping at this score if your chances of winning are close to your chances of losing a gammon.

This can all be made more precise, but this should work OTB in guiding you when to start thinking.

BTW, I usually think of gammonish as relative to the gammon rate in the opening position.

Messages In This Thread

• Definition of 'Gammonish'?
  sebalotek -- Wednesday, 24 February 2016, at 1:19 p.m.
  • Definition of 'Gammonish'?
    phil simborg -- Wednesday, 24 February 2016, at 1:48 p.m.
    • Definition of 'Gammonish'?
      sebalotek -- Wednesday, 24 February 2016, at 2:54 p.m.
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        Elena Evans -- Wednesday, 24 February 2016, at 4:45 p.m.
        • Definition of 'Gammonish'?
          Phil simborg -- Wednesday, 24 February 2016, at 4:49 p.m.
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            alwoods -- Wednesday, 24 February 2016, at 6:27 p.m.
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              Elena Evans -- Wednesday, 24 February 2016, at 6:55 p.m.
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        Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 24 February 2016, at 5:12 p.m.
      • Definition of 'Gammonish'?
        sebalotek -- Wednesday, 24 February 2016, at 11:49 p.m.
        • Definition of 'Gammonish'?
          Casper Van der Tak -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 7:56 a.m.
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            scotty -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 9:38 a.m.
            • Definition of 'Gammonish'?
              Casper Van der Tak -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 10:36 a.m.
              • Definition of 'Gammonish'?
                scotty -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 3:43 p.m.
              • Quizz: Find the error in logic
                scotty -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 4:10 p.m.
                • Quizz: Find the error in logic
                  Bob Koca -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 4:52 p.m.
                  • Quizz: Find the error in logic
                    scotty -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 10:22 p.m.
                    • Quizz: Find the error in logic
                      Bob Koca -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 10:34 p.m.
                      • Quizz: Find the error in logic
                        scotty -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 10:39 p.m.
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                          Bob Koca -- Friday, 26 February 2016, at 1:25 a.m.
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                            scotty -- Friday, 26 February 2016, at 12:36 p.m.
                • Quizz: Find the error in logic
                  Maik Stiebler -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 9:46 p.m.
                  • Quizz: Find the error in logic
                    scotty -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 10:32 p.m.
          • Definition of 'Gammonish'?
            sebalotek -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 9:02 p.m.
            • Definition of 'Gammonish'?
              Casper Van der Tak -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 9:12 p.m.
              • Definition of 'Gammonish'?
                Casper Van der Tak -- Thursday, 25 February 2016, at 9:12 p.m.
              • Definition of 'Gammonish'?
                sebalotek -- Tuesday, 1 March 2016, at 1:34 p.m.
                • Definition of 'Gammonish'?
                  Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 1 March 2016, at 4:56 p.m.