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Backgame cube

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Sunday, 20 February 2011, at 8:20 p.m.

In Response To: Backgame cube (Stick)

I'm a bit surprised at your psychological analysis, because I know some players would make such a play for one of the following reasons:

1. For whatever reason they had a blindspot and didn't see that they could play 13/8(4) until it was too late.

2. They figured that they were going to get doubled out regardless so that it didn't matter what they did.

3. They weren't thinking about the cube but if forced to evaluate their position, they would feel demoralized by the sudden (self-imposed) deterioration of their position and would drop.

In other words I think some players would drop here. I agree there's no reason to double here if you expect a take, but this seems to be a case where reading the opponent is important.

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• Backgame cube
  christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 4:45 p.m.
  • Backgame cube
    Stick -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 5:34 p.m.
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      Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 5:46 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 20 February 2011, at 12:05 p.m.
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      Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 20 February 2011, at 8:20 p.m.
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        Stick -- Sunday, 20 February 2011, at 8:52 p.m.