tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886491474303385529.post932514636924108300..comments2023-04-22T09:22:21.628-07:00Comments on the dorbel daily: More California Dreamingdorbelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13383981659478145403noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886491474303385529.post-17963068582838803632011-04-14T10:15:18.450-07:002011-04-14T10:15:18.450-07:00Thank you Timothy, I know what you mean! Technical...Thank you Timothy, I know what you mean! Technically this isn't a double, but it's a mistake well worth making! You may get an incorrect pass, as in fact happened in the match and your opponent may not make the best use of owning the cube, which will increase your equity quite a lot. By far the most common mistake made by players below advanced level is to wait until the market is lost before doubling. Using Woolsey's rule will make you a more aggressive doubler, which will improve your results and also improve your learning. Why? Because if you find that your doubles are getting turned around a lot, you will learn and be a little less aggressive. If you wait until your opponent must pass, you learn nothing!dorbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383981659478145403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886491474303385529.post-6582171960232797372011-03-28T17:18:51.718-07:002011-03-28T17:18:51.718-07:00I just discovered your blog and like it very much!...I just discovered your blog and like it very much! I have to say, though, that the better I get, the less useful I find Woolsey's law. For example, in your second position here, am I sure that it's a take? Certainly not. So Woolsey's law would say that it must be a double, right? But according to you, it's not a double. Woolsey's law is useful in practice because if you're approximately as strong as your opponent is, and you might drop, then your opponent might drop too, regardless of whether it's technically a double or not. But if you're trying to master subtle cube actions, then Woolsey's law can get in the way, by conflating psychological strategy with technical knowledge. Besides, I'm almost never 100% sure about anything, so if I followed Woolsey's law strictly, I'd be doubling way too early in every game...Timothy Chownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886491474303385529.post-7784222086129042342011-03-18T20:32:35.922-07:002011-03-18T20:32:35.922-07:00already gnu is agreeing with my cube decisions mor...already gnu is agreeing with my cube decisions more than it has ever b4, i might even begin to like the cubeRickrInSFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886491474303385529.post-49626195845278506532011-03-18T16:25:58.087-07:002011-03-18T16:25:58.087-07:00this is very instructive for me, Pos 1 - with PRAT...this is very instructive for me, Pos 1 - with PRAT i can see that i should double, i will learn to trust this, but before (PRAT) this looks too dangerous even consider doubling<br /><br />i don't know what i was thinking not hitting loose after that<br /><br />Pos 2 - i didn't know that the average to roll a number was over three rolls, this is very good information (i should have taken the time to do the math b4), it will change many of my decisions, i instictively have known it was hard, but that makes it much easier to see that the posiblility of you not escaping b4 your defense breaks down is better than i thought<br /><br />thanks again for taking the time to teach ;), i think this should improve my play significantlyRickrInSFnoreply@blogger.com