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Strategy/Psychology of Early Blitz Cube at 4-away, 4-away

Posted By: David Rockwell
Date: Thursday, 18 November 2010, at 5:18 p.m.

In Response To: Strategy/Psychology of Early Blitz Cube at 4-away, 4-away (Bill Riles)

The gammon value is elevated and needs to be considered in the timing of the double. In general, you want to double early in positions with good gammon potential.

There are other considerations. The take point for the redouble is very high for the reason you mentioned. So, you are giving your opponent a lot of cube leverage. Secondly, along the same lines, your opponent can eliminate the value of your gammons with a recube. There are some positions where your opponent can redouble in the face of gammon danger since it doesn't matter if he loses a gammon or not when the cube is on four. This further increases the value of holding the two cube.

I think this leads to the main point. Most players don't know this. I would argue that at least half of the players in the Championship Division are unaware of the gammon values and recube take points at this score. If your opponent is going to recube similar to money, your initial doubling point comes even sooner than the bot recommendation.

Messages In This Thread

• Strategy/Psychology of Early Blitz Cube at 4-away, 4-away
  Bill Riles -- Thursday, 18 November 2010, at 4:52 p.m.
  • Strategy/Psychology of Early Blitz Cube at 4-away, 4-away
    John O'Hagan -- Thursday, 18 November 2010, at 5:11 p.m.
  • Strategy/Psychology of Early Blitz Cube at 4-away, 4-away
    David Rockwell -- Thursday, 18 November 2010, at 5:18 p.m.
    • Strategy/Psychology of Early Blitz Cube at 4-away, 4-away
      Bob Koca -- Thursday, 18 November 2010, at 8:01 p.m.
      • Strategy/Psychology of Early Blitz Cube at 4-away, 4-away
        David Rockwell -- Thursday, 18 November 2010, at 9:28 p.m.
  • Strategy/Psychology of Early Blitz Cube at 4-away, 4-away
    Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 18 November 2010, at 6:47 p.m.
  • Strategy/Psychology of Early Blitz Cube at 4-away, 4-away
    higonefive -- Thursday, 18 November 2010, at 7:22 p.m.
  • Strategy/Psychology of Early Blitz Cube at 4-away, 4-away
    Timothy Chow -- Friday, 19 November 2010, at 6:38 p.m.
  • Strategy/Psychology of Early Blitz Cube at 4-away, 4-away
    phil simborg -- Saturday, 20 November 2010, at 5:29 p.m.
    • Strategy/Psychology of Early Blitz Cube at 4-away, 4-away
      Bob Koca -- Saturday, 20 November 2010, at 8:17 p.m.
      • Strategy/Psychology of Early Blitz Cube at 4-away, 4-away
        phil simborg -- Sunday, 21 November 2010, at 7:48 a.m.