Although the doubling cube is not known, most casual players backgammon, it is an important tool in the advanced backgammon strategies and money, and tournaments.
This cube is designed to raise the stakes of the game and its introduction into the world of backgammon, one of the main reasons for the increase in the popularity of Backgammon.
The cube has 6 faces, and wrote the numbers 2, 4, 8,16,32,64.
At the beginning of the game, the cube next to the board or bar placed between the players.
Any player who feels at each stage of the game that it was good to head in the game before that could throw his dice to indicate the destination using the doubling cube to double with the number 2 spot.
For example, Player A has decided to raise the stakes.
Player B, his opponent, the player is given the offer, after consideration of his situation, has two options:
He can refuse the offer and thus loses the game, and unity.
It may decide to double the stakes, and in this case the game goes on with more important issues.
Player B has accepted the offer, he now owns the doubling cube, which means it has only (player B) the option to double the stakes again in every phase of the game.
If Player B decides to do so, he must throw line before making his cube.
Now he takes the dice and thus indicates that the number 4 up.
Player A now has the same two options, but this time he will offer it refuses to lose two units, and if he accepts the stakes get 4 times the original cube and returns to its control.
The cube can be further from player to player, each time raising the stakes.
the rule of Crawford —
When you play a game N-point lead and your opponent and reaches N-1 points, which means he has won only one point in the game, you’re not allowed to use the doubling cube in the next game However, you can use the cubes in the following games if the game continues.
The reason is the weaker players always want to raise the stakes because he kept nothing to lose and we want to use the cubes in fairness to both parties.
rule Jacoby —
This rule is used in gambling and never in the match. He decides that gammon or backgammon are not recognized as such if the cube has been passed and accepted. The reason for this rule is the acceleration.
Holland rule —
The rule is used in games match Netherlands and decided that after the Games Crawford may be, the trailer until after both parties have double plays two roles. The rule is the free fall of more value to leading players, but usually only confuses the issue.
Unlike the Crawford rule is the rule, not popular, and is no longer used.
Beavers, raccoons, otters and other animals in the game of backgammon
These animals are displayed only when desired by both parties, gambling and never in online games.
If player A, using a double, and player B believes A is false and he (player B) has the advantage of B in May doubled the lead and keep the doubling cube on his side. For example, if A is the first double-and brings the cube of 2, B can say “Beaver”, rotate the cube to 4 and keep the cube on his side. If A believes B is false, he can say “Coon” and turn the cube, 8 Throughout this period, B is the owner of the cube. If B wants to raise the stakes again, he need only say, another stupid name (name of the animal is a dispute between the players) and so on.
Owl —
Owl is a version of Backgammon for more than 2 players. One player is the “box” to play against the rest of the group on a single card.
Another player is the “captain” of the group, throw the dice and made a move for the group match against the ground.
If the box wins, the captain comes on the back of the line and the next player is the captain. If the captain wins, he becomes the new box, and the old box at the end of the line.
The rules governing the ability of the group, consultations with the captain of the evolution
Version to another. In some versions of the Owl, the group is free to advise the captain and other versions, the board is strictly prohibited.
This version puts in danger the council is the most popular is legitimate only when the dice are thrown.
Owl was originally played with dice. The decisions that players other than the captain could make themselves, was to take: If the box had doubled, was able to take each player on the team or fall independently. Today, a multi-cube Owl is so popular that every player on the team has its own cube, and all double, fall, and decisions are independent of all players.
June 23rd, 2010 at 22:02
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