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Checkerplay - safe or bold?
On Nov 5, 6:42*am, Walt wrote:
On 11/5/2010 5:07 AM, BrritSki wrote: On 04/11/2010 19:16, Richard Henry wrote: On Nov 4, 9:25 am, *wrote: But, then again, I have never played for money. A friend and I played a lot for a couple of years for a penny a point and I nearly always won over the course of a couple of hours. We stopped playing after he threw the board up in the air and scattered pieces all over the pub after another loss I don't play for money either. *Match play is much more complicated and interesting. I noticed a lot of unfamiliar terms in messages at rgb. Is there a newbie dictionary somewhere? |
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Checkerplay - safe or bold?
On 11/5/2010 10:14 AM, BrritSki wrote:
I don't know how match play works, but backgammon without the doubling cube and a small stake is boring, as I know when I play waife or kids... See http://www.bkgm.com/faq/Matches.html#introduction In match play, the cube handling and the checker play decisions are often dependent on the match score, so the games can take a very different trajectory over the course of a match. //Walt |
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Checkerplay - safe or bold?
On 05/11/2010 15:50, Walt wrote:
On 11/5/2010 10:14 AM, BrritSki wrote: I don't know how match play works, but backgammon without the doubling cube and a small stake is boring, as I know when I play waife or kids... See http://www.bkgm.com/faq/Matches.html#introduction In match play, the cube handling and the checker play decisions are often dependent on the match score, so the games can take a very different trajectory over the course of a match. Isn't the same true in a money match where your approach varies according to whether you are winning and losing overall |
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Checkerplay - safe or bold?
On 11/5/2010 2:06 PM, BrritSki wrote:
On 05/11/2010 15:50, Walt wrote: See http://www.bkgm.com/faq/Matches.html#introduction In match play, the cube handling and the checker play decisions are often dependent on the match score, so the games can take a very different trajectory over the course of a match. Isn't the same true in a money match where your approach varies according to whether you are winning and losing overall Not if you're playing smart. If you're playing smart you play to maximize your equity in the current game, which is completely independent of what might have happened in previous games. Trying to make up for previous losses by being more aggressive is a classic gambler's error. The poker players call it "going on tilt". //Walt |
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Checkerplay - safe or bold?
On Nov 5, 12:13*pm, Walt wrote:
On 11/5/2010 2:06 PM, BrritSki wrote: On 05/11/2010 15:50, Walt wrote: See http://www.bkgm.com/faq/Matches.html#introduction In match play, the cube handling and the checker play decisions are often dependent on the match score, so the games can take a very different trajectory over the course of a match. Isn't the same true in a money match where your approach varies according to whether you are winning and losing overall Not if you're playing smart. If you're playing smart you play to maximize your equity in the current game, which is completely independent of what might have happened in previous games. Trying to make up for previous losses by being more aggressive is a classic gambler's error. *The poker players call it "going on tilt". //Walt Amazing. What a dweeb fest, and of course, absolutely no reference to skiing. Since you treat rsa as a private newsgroup and threaten anyone who refuses to play your sick games, how about moving this bull**** to rsa.terrorist, where it is welcome? Oh, yeah. Forgot. Your REAL private, censored newsgroup is a complete failure. |
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Checkerplay - safe or bold?
On 11/05/10 12:13, Walt wrote:
On 11/5/2010 2:06 PM, BrritSki wrote: On 05/11/2010 15:50, Walt wrote: See http://www.bkgm.com/faq/Matches.html#introduction In match play, the cube handling and the checker play decisions are often dependent on the match score, so the games can take a very different trajectory over the course of a match. Isn't the same true in a money match where your approach varies according to whether you are winning and losing overall Not if you're playing smart. If you're playing smart you play to maximize your equity in the current game, which is completely independent of what might have happened in previous games. Trying to make up for previous losses by being more aggressive is a classic gambler's error. The poker players call it "going on tilt". In investerese: "Catch a falling knife." -- Cheers, Bev ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ "In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity." -- H.S. Thompson |
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Checkerplay - safe or bold?
On 05/11/2010 20:13, Walt wrote:
On 11/5/2010 2:06 PM, BrritSki wrote: On 05/11/2010 15:50, Walt wrote: See http://www.bkgm.com/faq/Matches.html#introduction In match play, the cube handling and the checker play decisions are often dependent on the match score, so the games can take a very different trajectory over the course of a match. Isn't the same true in a money match where your approach varies according to whether you are winning and losing overall Not if you're playing smart. If you're playing smart you play to maximize your equity in the current game, which is completely independent of what might have happened in previous games. Trying to make up for previous losses by being more aggressive is a classic gambler's error. The poker players call it "going on tilt". Yes I see what you mean, I was thinking of the opposite situation of being a bit more adventurous when you were well ahead. |
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Checkerplay - safe or bold?
On 11/6/2010 2:32 AM, BrritSki wrote:
On 05/11/2010 20:13, Walt wrote: On 11/5/2010 2:06 PM, BrritSki wrote: On 05/11/2010 15:50, Walt wrote: See http://www.bkgm.com/faq/Matches.html#introduction In match play, the cube handling and the checker play decisions are often dependent on the match score, so the games can take a very different trajectory over the course of a match. Isn't the same true in a money match where your approach varies according to whether you are winning and losing overall Not if you're playing smart. If you're playing smart you play to maximize your equity in the current game, which is completely independent of what might have happened in previous games. Trying to make up for previous losses by being more aggressive is a classic gambler's error. The poker players call it "going on tilt". Yes I see what you mean, I was thinking of the opposite situation of being a bit more adventurous when you were well ahead. The best play is still the best play whether you're ahead or behind. Of course, if you're ahead and playing with "house money" the consequences of sub-optimal play are not as unpleasant. The situation where previous results *does* come into play is when you can anticipate your opponent's erroneous plays. For instance if he consistently drops cubes that are takes, or if he will take cube offers that are huge passes one can adjust one's cubing strategy to take advantage of his weakness. Or if there are some classes of positions where you know he will misplay (e.g. back games) you might want to steer the game in that direction. But my approach is to play the board, not the player. A good hustler knows how to play both. //Walt |
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Checkerplay - safe or bold?
On Nov 8, 6:28*am, Walt wrote:
On 11/6/2010 2:32 AM, BrritSki wrote: On 05/11/2010 20:13, Walt wrote: On 11/5/2010 2:06 PM, BrritSki wrote: On 05/11/2010 15:50, Walt wrote: See http://www.bkgm.com/faq/Matches.html#introduction In match play, the cube handling and the checker play decisions are often dependent on the match score, so the games can take a very different trajectory over the course of a match. Isn't the same true in a money match where your approach varies according to whether you are winning and losing overall Not if you're playing smart. If you're playing smart you play to maximize your equity in the current game, which is completely independent of what might have happened in previous games. Trying to make up for previous losses by being more aggressive is a classic gambler's error. *The poker players call it "going on tilt". Yes I see what you mean, I was thinking of the opposite situation of being a bit more adventurous when you were well ahead. The best play is still the best play whether you're ahead or behind. *Of course, if you're ahead and playing with "house money" the consequences of sub-optimal play are not as unpleasant. The situation where previous results *does* come into play is when you can anticipate your opponent's erroneous plays. For instance if he consistently drops cubes that are takes, or if he will take cube offers that are huge passes one can adjust one's cubing strategy to take advantage of his weakness. *Or if there are some classes of positions where you know he will misplay (e.g. back games) you might want to steer the game in that direction. But my approach is to play the board, not the player. *A good hustler knows how to play both. If your opponent drops cubes that are alwys takes, how can you adjust? Not take? |
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