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The Doubling Cube

Posted By: Art Grater
Date: Sunday, 20 February 2011, at 8:21 a.m.

In Response To: The Doubling Cube (Phil Simborg)

Phil, as a novelty, I have used the following doubling variation:

Players roll 3 dice. The third die is ignored except when a triple is rolled. When that happens, the cube stays where it is but the value doubles.

When I concocted this, I first thought it would simply increase the stakes. But it also changes both play and doubling strategy because one player often wants to drag things out in hopes of making the cube go wild. The other player has a different strategy.

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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.