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[Wamy Einehouse]

Got an interesting game going with a guy in London, and thought this as good a place as any to display my trials and tribulations vs him.

First session:

Cash play, 25 games, 40 point win, cube turned on starting doubles, no beavers. Ran like God - made points most rolls, never beared off badly, very few hard cubes and lots of mistakes from tilting opponent.

+40 points

Second session:

One race to five for ten cash points. Win 5-4

Cash play, 17 games, cube turned on starting doubles, beavers in play. 10 point loss. Lost a 32 cube first game after we tied opening rolls 3 times in a row and had a close, swingy game. Hard session, lost most close bear offs, lots of awkward rolls followed by gin rolls from opponent. Grinded lots of 2/4 cube games, and got a gift of an 8 to 16 point beaver on a bearoff late on. He quit as soon as we got back to even for the session.

+40 points.

[MrBump]

Quick beginner question.

Are there rules or guidelines on how much time to take on each move? I've just recently started playing online and I'm being asked to speed up a bit.

[Bjornar]

Originally Posted by MrBump

Quick beginner question.

Are there rules or guidelines on how much time to take on each move? I've just recently started playing online and I'm being asked to speed up a bit.

No there are not. People are used to playing (too) fast. I just ignore people that tell me to speed up.

[Wamy Einehouse]

Won my first cash game 256 cube yesterday - sick game with the cube getting turned four times on starting doubles.

Out of curiosity - whats the biggest cube anyone has won/seen won in competitive play here?

[uberkuber]

Originally Posted by Wamy Einehouse

Won my first cash game 256 cube yesterday - sick game with the cube getting turned four times on starting doubles.

Out of curiosity - whats the biggest cube anyone has won/seen won in competitive play here?

Did you win a gammon?

[Wamy Einehouse]

Originally Posted by uberkuber

Did you win a gammon?

No sadly

[Alpha Fish]

256 is ridiculous, the biggest I've seen is gammon x 64 but we cap starting cube at 8

[Wamy Einehouse]

Originally Posted by Alpha Fish

256 is ridiculous, the biggest I've seen is gammon x 64 but we cap starting cube at 8

Playing that auto turn on every starting double can get totally out of control. Lose your house time.

[Justaride]

After over 20 years of playing have just one my first ever game where i hit my opponents single remaining checker before bearing off anything!!!!!
(always thought this was a coup Classique, but apparently not)

Even better, I managed to get the recube (8) in before the last roll.
Dont think my opponent was as excited as me though !!!

[Justaride]

Originally Posted by Wamy Einehouse

Won my first cash game 256 cube yesterday - sick game with the cube getting turned four times on starting doubles.

Out of curiosity - whats the biggest cube anyone has won/seen won in competitive play here?

Congrats

My biggest to date was a 64 cube (my last recube) £10/point. Against the at the time European Champion.

Came down to last roll bearoff with my opponent needing any double to win, I was watching through my finger tips.

Certainly gets your heart pumping.

As for automatic doubles, I think it was the oswald jacoby book that suggested limiting autos to 1 or 2 per game only.
We used to play that if you rolled more, then we carried them into the next game/s.