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Cube strategy against novice who takes aggressively
Posted By: mamabear In Response To: Cube strategy against novice who takes aggressively (Jason Lee)
Date: Tuesday, 14 July 2026, at 8:57 p.m.
Inquiring minds could use a little more information. Is this player a true "push monkey", who takes just about anything and then immediately reships? Or does he at least wait until he's a game favorite to reship?
Your first position: Did you already know this chap was an aggressive taker, or is this how you found out? If you already knew, I suppose you could treat it as a borderline play-on, then double much later if he succeeds in getting a lame double-anchor game that's still a dead drop.
Your second position: Again, you could try treating it as a borderline play-on against this player, figuring he might still take a honker later.
Your third position: OK, in this one you will likely lose your market even against this chap if you open up either your 8 or 7 point, and he's forced out with a single 6 or 5. So despite the score and his powerful recubes, and the possibility of you rolling the dreaded 65, yeah I think you actually have to "play backgammon" here. Double, and then don't roll that 65. If you do, he's going to redouble and you will lose a gammon for the match. That's why you must not roll it.
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