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Doubling
Posted by
28 Aug 2005 6:07pm
Can someone tell me what the point is to doubling in a 1 pt. game?
DITTO
Posted by
(VIP) 28 Aug 2005 8:05pm
I've often wondered that myself...hope somebody answers. 
It isn't
Posted by
MightBeTime_xyi
(VIP) 13 Sep 2005 2:10pm
Actually there is only a trick available for the person who sets the board unless u know it. Some people set the board purposely like that so that when the game still has potential but the board setter is highly favored but not guaranteed they double. If the person playing is normally accustomed to playing higher pt matchs and looks the board over realizing that they are too far behind they might drop forgetting it is a 1 pt match and of course losing right away eliminating any chance of a win. I almost did this myself once and had to check the main room to see how many pts we were playing and almost lost the match. accepting just meant we continue the game and whatever slim chance sitll exists.
Hope this makes sense.
Thank You Diamonds4ever
Posted by
PEGASUS
14 Sep 2005 11:22am
I've often wondered myself why some set that 1 pt without the ND. Makes sense to me. I'll know to watch now.
A response I got
Posted by
Mad_Goldfish
23 Sep 2005 12:44pm
I asked someone why they did this once, and they replied that it was because you got more points for a win if you won 2-0 etc even in a 1pt game. So I set them straight and left it as that, so maybe the other people that do this think in the same way.
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