I am going to play in a tournament starting tomorrow with a scoring system i have not played before. It is a Swiss-style tournament in which each player plays a series of 15 point matches. The scoring works as follows.

The loser of each match receives how many points they score in the match.

The winner of each match receives 30 minus the losers score. So with a match score of 15-7 the winner would receive a score of 23 and the loser 7. It doesn't just matter that you win, but BY HOW MUCH as well.

How should this system affect my cube considerations if at all? i was thinking it might be best to be very aggressive cubing in close situations and very cautious when accepting a cube. Kind of like in poker when the 1st player to bet usually picks up the pot if both players miss the flop?

As far as checker play should I be slightly more cautious in close situations and choose the play that avoids gammons most often?

I am not planning on making any radical changes to my overall game but i am certain there are situations where the correct play might change due to the scoring system, especially as the tournament progresses, and was curious as to what I should look out for.

For example, If i was leading 14-8 Would it be correct to take the "free drop" that has been talked about in recent threads.

I'd say it depends if you're ahead or behind in the match.

I think aggressive cubing would be more advantageous if you are significantly behind in the match. Sort of like going all-in when you're short-stacked.

If you're ahead in the match, I think it makes more sense for your opponent to accept the cube in close situations, rather than fold, because he now owns the cube and can redouble you out if the tide turns. Conversely if you're behind in the match and your opponent offers the cube in a close one, you should accept easily.

We need to know one more piece of information to put this puzzle together. What happens if the winner scores more than 15 points when the match ends? For instance, you're leading 12-7, you own a 2-cube, you double, he takes, and you win a gammon. Do you win the match by 15-7 or by 20-7? The answer to this will greatly affect your strategy.

The winner score only depends on the losers points.

Seems to me like you should be playing pretty much like in a capped moneygame (except without jacoby) in the beginning of the tournament. Later it will probably lead to some scenarios where you might need a big win to have a chance in which case you should cube more aggressively.

All match equity theory goes out the window in this format, so there would be nothing free about dropping. You should still be more conservative about taking a cube since you can only use one of the points, while your opponent can use both.

As far as I can tell from the rules posted, points scored beyond 15 are not counted.

the following is directly from the posted rules regarding scoring.

Ugh... Just lost the opening round 15-11 when of course after accepting a borderline cube my opp got his dream roll and ended up gammoning me. Oh well it's a long tourney at least and will have chances to get those ponts back