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Thank you

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 3:08 a.m.

In Response To: Thank you (Timothy Chow)

I agree somewhat. It is more important in my opinion to learn the patterns and common themes that constitute good opening play and how that might change according to score rather than memorize specific positions. Understanding the concepts will be reusable not just for the one time in 300 or so that a particular second roll opening recurs, but for the numerous early game positions that occur in each and every game.

In the end, I don't know that I'd call it psychology per se, but there are game styles that you play well or like to play or which you think will likely make life more difficult for your particular opponent and a 0.01 error that steers the game to such a variant will reap longer term rewards to compensate. For example, I just don't like the kinds of games that result from making my 2 point on the first roll. At GG, sure I'll do it, but otherwise I'd rather steer clear of it, even if it may be better according to rollouts by 0.005 or whatever.

Messages In This Thread

• Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
  Phil Simborg -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 4:28 p.m.
  • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 5:14 p.m.
    • Thank you
      David Rockwell -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 6:21 p.m.
      • Thank you
        Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 6:38 p.m.
      • Thank you
        Timothy Chow -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 11:48 p.m.
        • Thank you
          Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 3:08 a.m.
          • Genuine choices
            Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 5:17 p.m.
            • Genuine choices
              David Rockwell -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 7:15 p.m.
              • Genuine choices
                Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 9:48 p.m.
              • Genuine choices
                Neil Robins -- Thursday, 17 September 2009, at 7:15 a.m.
            • Genuine choices
              Michael Depreli -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 7:47 p.m.
    • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 12:03 a.m.
      • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 4:11 p.m.
        • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
          Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 5:13 p.m.
          • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
            Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 16 September 2009, at 6:05 p.m.
            • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
              Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 17 September 2009, at 4:22 a.m.
              • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
                Jason Lee -- Thursday, 17 September 2009, at 5:46 a.m.
                • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
                  Bob Koca -- Thursday, 17 September 2009, at 6:05 a.m.
  • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
    Stick -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 7:36 p.m.
    • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
      Michael Petch -- Monday, 14 September 2009, at 7:41 p.m.
    • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
      Carter Mattig -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 2:16 a.m.
      • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 7:07 a.m.
        • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
          MaX -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 7:18 a.m.
        • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
          Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 11:52 a.m.
  • Why so much debate over Opening Rolls?
    Michael Depreli -- Tuesday, 15 September 2009, at 9:43 a.m.