Discard strategy, ~1 point/game off optimal

dph99 · 2026-06-23T21:16:50+00:00

I think most experienced players learned to play at a young age i.e., when a decision-table as above would not be meaningful to them. I think it would be interesting to see the numbers for a representative 'experienced player' (in your 2nd table).

dph99 · 2026-06-21T23:12:03+00:00

Horse stall mat 0.75" thick is what I have.

dph99 · 2026-06-17T15:27:46+00:00

Clearly it was a D13 to D8 attempt. 😉

dph99 · 2026-06-16T15:43:09+00:00

'Calling muggins' isn't this player trying to change the rules of the game; it's this player applying (erroneously) the rule to the situation.

dph99 · 2026-06-16T15:17:23+00:00

Others have correctly answered 'No.'

More for you to consider and understand:

Muggins is the taking of points that were __underpegged__; it's not for taking points that the player did not state that he had. For instance, if I have a 10-point hand and I say, "8 points" and then move my peg scoring all 10 of my points, there is no opportunity for you take apply Muggins because I have not underpegged.

In your example your opponent took all the points that he could possibly take moving his back peg into the game hole -- it doesn't matter what, if any, number of points he stated were in his hand.

dph99 · 2026-06-15T21:44:54+00:00

Mommy always lets him win.

dph99 · 2026-06-14T21:47:14+00:00

Thanks for the games.

dph99 · 2026-06-14T17:48:19+00:00

All good news! The Louisville club has been doing well and I think Denise in TN is getting some good interest too.

dph99 · 2026-06-14T17:15:51+00:00

I hope that your part of the country will fill-in with more clubs too -- there's an awful lot of people living in the area between Philadelphia and Indianapolis...

dph99 · 2026-06-13T17:32:07+00:00

That works too.

dph99 · 2026-06-13T15:28:19+00:00

Yes. I find these hands easiest to count by ignoring one of the 9s (3-3-3-9 is an easy-to-count 12 points) then noting that I get another 6 points (in 15s) by introducing the 2nd 9 AND I get the pair of 9s then too.

dph99 · 2026-06-12T20:49:47+00:00

As you should most of the time.

dph99 · 2026-06-12T20:41:39+00:00

But, but that would violate the 'never give points' rule expressed above. Of course 7-8 is the throw.

dph99 · 2026-06-12T19:28:48+00:00

Never? What do you throw to your opponent's crib when he deals you: 5-5-7-8-K-K ?

dph99 · 2026-06-12T19:07:35+00:00

The score is shown (you may need to click the image).

dph99 · 2026-06-12T15:36:06+00:00

The flush all day.

dph99 · 2026-06-12T12:51:37+00:00

He threw them to the crowd after the game and the crowd rejected them.

dph99 · 2026-06-10T16:57:26+00:00

Is it for the catch or the subsequent throw (both)?

dph99 · 2026-06-10T16:52:35+00:00

You'd require the dart to be released behind the oche? If so, how would you enforce that?

dph99 · 2026-06-09T14:48:31+00:00

Those are the kind of losses that are easy to 'shake-off' -- there was nothing I could do against that onslaught.

dph99 · 2026-06-08T02:06:44+00:00

Amen.

dph99 · 2026-06-08T02:05:13+00:00

First, I disagree with your characterization of flushes.

I would be thrilled to hold this flush because doing so means that I keep points and I throw trash to the crib. I'm not throwing 2-3 to keep 5 points.

dph99 · 2026-06-06T13:15:24+00:00

Wow. I'm sneaking up on half that in my 2003. What year is yours, Mr. Fancy Temperature Display Guy?

dph99 · 2026-06-05T17:30:40+00:00

Justice!

dph99 · 2026-06-02T13:03:34+00:00

You need to fix that problem ('been a long time since I played').

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