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02-13-2021 , 02:42 PM

Donby

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Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 59

Hi there,

against my son I play till 3 points without cube. How can I analyze a position and put off the cube?

Thanks in advance

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02-13-2021 , 08:05 PM

RolldUpTrips

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Originally Posted by Donby

Hi there,

against my son I play till 3 points without cube. How can I analyze a position and put off the cube?

Thanks in advance

Are you playing with gammons/backgammons? If not, you can switch it to double match point. If you are, I'm not sure if there's a way.

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02-14-2021 , 03:14 AM

Donby

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Originally Posted by RolldUpTrips

Are you playing with gammons/backgammons? If not, you can switch it to double match point. If you are, I'm not sure if there's a way.

Thanks for your reply. Yes, we play with gammons and backgammons.

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02-14-2021 , 07:13 PM

_Z_

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Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 720

I think you can just set up the score normally and compare the cubeless equities for the plays. You can see the cubeless equities by mousing over the plays. I believe the cubeless equities are adjusted for score in exactly the way you want. I'm not 100% on that, but looking at some examples, it seems to make sense.

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02-18-2021 , 05:30 AM

Donby

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Originally Posted by _Z_

Thanks for your reply...yeah, think I think that makes sense. Just comparing cubeless equities should do the job. I tried to set up positions for seing a difference but I was able to, so I go with your method.
Cheers

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