krybulon: What could a doubling cube do?

joshi tm:
exactly the same what it does for backgammon game.
let's say you have 150 points and there is only one turn left for you and the only empty slot is
6's in the upper portion of the scoring table.
Your opponent is going to roll after you and he/she has 140 points so far and the only option is to go for 40 points (big straight).
What are the options for you ? You may get 18 points fairly easily or maybe 24 with a good roll, so you score may go up to 168 or 174 ...
Opponent, when lucky, can get 40 points and outscore you with 180 points ... without a doubling cube you go for win/lose result but with a doubling cube you may force your opponent to resign and get your win without risking a losing game. If an opponent accepts your doubling cube he/she take a hudge risk of losing 2 points since to get 40 points is problematic ...
there many similar situation during the game that may call for a use of a doubling cube ...
I hope it explains my thinking ...
What do you think now ?

krybulon: Then there should also be possibility for something like Gammons of BG's. Say, a difference of 50 points should be a gammon-type thing? And 100 points for a BG thing?

joshi tm:
it's interesting idea and I was thinking about it
recently ... however, I think that doubling cube should be enough for Dice Poker, at least to the point that it would pass a test with many games ... putting too many things to calculate the outcome would cripple the fun of the game itself ...
and we are suppose to play for fun with a little touch of gentle gambling ... I think that building gammon and backgammon combined with a doubling cube into Poker Dice would call for extensive statistical tools to solve any move ...
let's talk to Fencer to implement doubling cube.
Thanks for your consideration.
Andy.

krybulon: Well, if the game is almost a draw (in favor of the opponent) and you just need to roll that yatzee of 100 in the triple pokergame...

joshi tm:
please explain what is your point ? I believe I am not following now ... I was thinking about doubling cube only for Dice Poker not for Triple variant ...

krybulon: I think the dice Poker basic game should be hust basic. That's also why there is no bonus in that game. So only in the triple.

joshi tm:
doubling cube should keep Dice Poker simple ...
but without a bonus this game is missing very important feature. there is a book about Yahtzee strategy called "Advantage Yahtzee" ... check it out on Amazon.com. I have this book, it's very interesting for Yahtzee players. Bonus makes this game very exciting and without it we miss
huge portion of the flavor. Doubling cube would substitute this lacking excitement.
Tripple Yathzee is a different spiece. It's a very complicated game and there is no need for any doubling cube at all.
Regards.