Quote from: Zorba on May 21, 2009, 03:06:19 PM
Practically speaking I also fear the team is more likely to make mistakes from here than factotum is, reducing our winning chances further. It looks like a tough position to play for our side, and easier for factotum. PASS.
Hmmm. That's an interesting line of analysis. Although it may be theoretically correct to take this cube, the fact that we're collectively a not a very strong player means that we may have a better chance of winning by passing. We're looking at a thorny position that will leave many opportunities for mistakes - perhaps we're just not up to it?
I'm fairly confident that this is a theoretical take, but like Zorba I'm not sure we have the ability to back it up by making the right moves ... so is it correct to make a deliberate cube error here?
I tend to drop cubes from gnubg when a back game is in progress or developing - I just don't know how to play those positions (some say that neither does gnubg, but it's better at it than I am) and I find I win more matches by "incorrect" cube handling. I probably also lower my error rate by eating a single cube error rather than making a long string of checker play errors.
Maybe I should adopt the same approach here and change my vote....