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Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Friday, 9 September 2011, at 5:37 p.m.

In Response To: Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited (Kevin Whyte)

The main problem with an error-rate tournament, as it is usually conceived (i.e., the person with the lowest overall error rate is the winner), is that it motivates you to (for example) hold the cube in a ND/T situation even if you are almost certain your opponent will pass. Even though doubling would help you win the match, you won't double, because you don't care about winning the match. You're worried that the "incorrect" double will hurt your error rate too much.

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• Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
  Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 8 September 2011, at 1:31 a.m.
  • Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
    Maik Stiebler -- Thursday, 8 September 2011, at 9:55 a.m.
    • Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
      Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 10:27 p.m.
  • Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
    Stick -- Thursday, 8 September 2011, at 1:17 p.m.
    • Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
      Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 8 September 2011, at 5:21 p.m.
      • Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
        Maik Stiebler -- Thursday, 8 September 2011, at 10:16 p.m.
        • Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
          Timothy Chow -- Friday, 9 September 2011, at 2:20 a.m.
          • Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
            Kevin Whyte -- Friday, 9 September 2011, at 2:54 a.m.
            • Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
              Kevin Whyte -- Friday, 9 September 2011, at 3:31 a.m.
              • PR and mwc
                Christian Plenz -- Friday, 9 September 2011, at 11:38 a.m.
              • Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
                Timothy Chow -- Friday, 9 September 2011, at 5:37 p.m.
                • Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
                  Kevin Whyte -- Friday, 9 September 2011, at 10:53 p.m.
                  • Adjusting your play to your opponent
                    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 10 September 2011, at 6:43 p.m.
          • Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
            Chris Yep -- Friday, 9 September 2011, at 3:55 a.m.
            • Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
              Timothy Chow -- Friday, 9 September 2011, at 5:29 p.m.
              • Blundering early vs. blundering late: UBK's example revisited
                Bob Koca -- Friday, 9 September 2011, at 6:10 p.m.