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What actually IS the Jacoby Rule?

Posted By: Casper van der Tak
Date: Tuesday, 8 March 2011, at 5:03 p.m.

In Response To: What actually IS the Jacoby Rule? (Chuck Bower)

Gammons and BGs don't count before the first cube turn. An automatic double means that the cube starts on 2, 4, whatever, but it is not turned yet. I did not check the formulation, but probably the Jacoby rule could be best worded as that gammons and backgammons don't count with the cube in the middle.

And I don't like the rule.

Messages In This Thread

• Jacoby rule current usage
  leobueno -- Tuesday, 8 March 2011, at 4:41 p.m.
  • What actually IS the Jacoby Rule?
    Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 8 March 2011, at 4:58 p.m.
    • What actually IS the Jacoby Rule?
      Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 8 March 2011, at 5:03 p.m.
    • The (potential) ambiguity
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 8 March 2011, at 9:59 p.m.
      • The (potential) ambiguity
        Sam Pottle -- Tuesday, 8 March 2011, at 10:46 p.m.
      • An additional ambiguity
        Steve Mellen -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 12:38 a.m.
        • An additional ambiguity
          Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 3:28 a.m.
          • An additional ambiguity
            Stick -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 3:38 a.m.
            • An additional ambiguity
              Jake Jacobs -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 3:55 a.m.
              • Apodictic?
                Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 5:27 a.m.
                • Apodictic?
                  Stick -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 5:38 a.m.
                  • Apodictic?
                    Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 5:50 a.m.
                    • Reasons for the Jacoby Rule
                      Joe Russell -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 6:41 a.m.
                      • Reasons for the Jacoby Rule
                        Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 7:10 a.m.
                        • Reasons for the Jacoby Rule
                          Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 7:04 p.m.
                      • Reasons for the Jacoby Rule
                        Stein Kulseth -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 10:34 a.m.
                        • Reasons for the Jacoby Rule
                          misja -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 1:06 p.m.
                        • Jacoby Rule - a challenge
                          Ray Kershaw -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 4:53 p.m.
                      • Reasons for the Jacoby Rule
                        Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 10 March 2011, at 10:23 p.m.
                        • Reasons for the Jacoby Rule
                          Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 10 March 2011, at 10:33 p.m.
                    • Apodictic?
                      Jake Jacobs -- Thursday, 10 March 2011, at 3:56 a.m.
                      • Apodictic?
                        Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 10 March 2011, at 8:38 a.m.
  • purpose=stir up action
    lenny -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 2:57 a.m.
  • Jacoby rule current usage
    Sebastiaan kuijs -- Wednesday, 9 March 2011, at 8:45 a.m.