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The Doubling Cube

Posted By: Casper van der Tak
Date: Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 4:52 p.m.

In Response To: The Doubling Cube (adrianov)

I am not sure the doubling cube is interesting in a game like chess. Let's say Anand or someone like that plays an international master. E4 E5 double, drop?! It is OK if players are approximately equal in strength, but otherwise...

What I would find interesting in BG is a variant in which you could decide to cube after your roll if you have cube access - and then, if you cube, you'd get to re-roll. No Jacoby. Say 62 24/18 13/11 55 6/1*(2) 8/3(2) 66. Do you cube (beaver) and re-roll or not? Say you don't cube (so you dance), and that you get cubed and take. Is this correct cube action or not?!

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• The Doubling Cube
  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.
        • One right (I think) and one wrong *NM*
          Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 6:43 p.m.
          • One right (I think) and one wrong
            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 6:52 p.m.
            • One right (I think) and one wrong
              Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 7:34 p.m.
              • One right (I think) and one wrong
                Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 17 February 2011, at 8:01 p.m.
                • One right (I think) and one wrong
                  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.