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The Doubling Cube

Posted By: Ian Shaw
Date: Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 4:47 p.m.

In Response To: The Doubling Cube (Phil Simborg)

As a gambling device it may be a great invention, but it doesn't necessarily improve a game.

One of the great attractions of most games is the come-from-behind win, and the cube tends to reduce these.

What if Barcelona had cubed Arsenal last night after 60 minutes? Arsenal would have had to pass, and we'd have missed a fine ending. What if Cincinnati had cubed San Francisco on the SF 8-yard line in Super Bowl XXIII?

But yes, as a tool to maximise the advantage of the better gambler, it's great. However, I believe poker may already have a higher-resolution method of raising the stakes.

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  Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 4:19 p.m.
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    adrianov -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 4:31 p.m.
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      Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 4:52 p.m.
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        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 6:08 p.m.
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          Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 6:43 p.m.
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            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 6:52 p.m.
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              Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 7:34 p.m.
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                Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 8:01 p.m.
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                  Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 8:13 p.m.
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        higonefive -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 8:05 p.m.
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          Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 8:17 p.m.
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    Ian Shaw -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 4:47 p.m.
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      Turz -- Friday, 18 February 2011, at 1:26 p.m.
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    jdcartwright -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 5:56 p.m.
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    Marty Storer -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 10:02 p.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 10:27 p.m.
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        Marty Storer -- Friday, 18 February 2011, at 4:05 p.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Friday, 18 February 2011, at 4:22 a.m.
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      fomalhaut -- Friday, 18 February 2011, at 2:22 p.m.
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    Art Grater -- Sunday, 20 February 2011, at 8:21 a.m.