Those who coin backgammon terminology seem far too fond of the word "paradox". Jacoby's "paradox" is absolutely not a paradox in any sense, whatsoever. It says that when deciding whether to cube, you should not only think about your equity but also the opponent's recube vig.
So A might be a hold and B might be a cube, if A's cube would give greater recube vig to the opponent, even if A's equity is higher than B's equity. Well, no shit Sherlock!
If that makes a "paradox", then is it also a paradox that people consider likelihood of rain as well as temperature when deciding whether to wear
a coat. So, if one day is more cloudy than another, they might wear a coat on the cloudy day and not on the clear day, even though the clear day is colder.
But who on earth would call this a "paradox"??
Suppose I wore a coat to go out tomorrow, and my wife asked me:
"Why are you wearing a coat?" And suppose I replied, "Yes, it's the
Coats paradox." She would think I was referring to John Coates, the mathematician.
Paul
How many in the early 70ies would have known what recube vig is?
How many in the early 70ies would have known what recube vig is?
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