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A game proposal : Tandem Backgammon
Posted By: Bob Koca In Response To: A game proposal : Tandem Backgammon (Fabrice Liardet)
Date: Monday, 21 December 2009, at 4:54 p.m.
"using the sum of the scores of both games. E.g. if in the first pair of games A1 wins a doubled gammon and A2 loses a single game, team A will lead 4-1"
To me the sum would be to add +4 + (-1) = +3 to one teams score. Your example indicates that this is not what is done. Maybe reword as "using both scores..."
I have a few questions to make sure I am understanding "Crawford : the game after one team reaches n-1, no cube is possible. The game after one team reaches n-2 or n-3, the other team is allowed to cube only in one of the two games (but can choose in which one)."
That could happen twice for one team correct? So suppose team A reaches n-3. Team B can only double one game. Suppose team A wins one point to reach n-2. It is again the case that team B cuold only double one game?
Suppose that both teams reach n-2 or n-3 at the same time. Then both teams can only double one game. Could a team use its one double doubling to 4?
"What do you think ? It seems that it could capture some of the fun of Bughouse Chess, since there will be times when the correct play or cube action will depend on what is happening or what is going to happen on the other board."
Like in bughouse having more clock time is a consideration. Suppose you have a checker play that depends on if your partner wins or loses a gammon. So you wait to see how opponent plays a move on opposite board. But opponent waits also.
"if a players forfeits on time, his opponent scores the maximum number of points which is still possible in the game (generally, three times the cube value). "
Possible assuming legal plays, or assuming non-idiot plays?
"I will try to look for three players crazy enough to playtest that OTB."
Or maybe only one is needed?
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