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PotD 11/16/24 - Holding Game Cube - Variant

Posted By: ah_clem
Date: Thursday, 12 December 2024, at 9:42 p.m.

In Response To: PotD 11/16/24 - Holding Game Cube - Variant (Stick)

I was relying on the RULE OF FOURS, which says:

If you have escaped your checkers and have four or less on the midpoint while your opponent has an advanced anchor (four, five,or bar point), cube when the pipcount indicates it would be a pass without contact (some say you need 15% lead). Take up to two times the “point of last take”.

It's not perfect, hence this variant where it's a pass when down by only 21 pips where the rule of fours says white could take up to a ~24 pip deficit. I'm ok with that lack of accuracy, and I'm sure we could cook up many exceptions.

Interesting that blue is better off in this position than the original.

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