Forum Archive : Chouettes

Order of succession From:   leobueno Address:   leobueno@usa.net Date:   11 August 2011 Subject:   Chouette question Forum:   BGonline.org Forums Suppose in a three-person chouette, captain doubles box and box takes but crew does not double. Later, crew doubles and box drops, so box and captain play on. Then box doubles and captain drops. Thus, the box beats the captain but loses to the crew. Who should be in the box for the next game? Mr Majestyk  writes: In our chouette, only the Captain can win the box. So in this scenario, the Box retains the Box and the crew is promoted to Captain. adambulldog  writes: In the Madison chouette, Box must at least break even on the money and defeat the Captain in order to retain his seat. So in Madtown, Box would retain the Box in your scenario. Instances where someone other than the Captain ascends to the Box are pretty rare. They occur where the Captain drops early, but at least some of the crew remain in the game and defeat the Box at a higher cube level. Michael Crane  writes: In our chouettes the Box only loses if he doesn't make a profit. It matters not who 'beats' him, so long as after that point he has made a profit. TarHeelFan  writes: I absolutely despise the rule that the Captain can win and not get the box. There are players in our chouette that would NEVER be taken as Captain with that rule in place. While it probably increases equity to get a free point every time you sit down, it sucks to only get a shot at the box if the donkey behind you can win the game.   Did you find the information in this article useful?           Do you have any comments you'd like to add?

 

Chouettes

Automatic doubles with carryover  (Alexander Zamanian, Jan 1999) 

California rule  (Peter Anderson+, Nov 2001) 

Captain drops and others take  (Grafix8888+, Sept 2000) 

Chouette cube strategy  (Stanley E. Richards+, Mar 2011) 

Cube proxy  (Ilia Guzei+, June 2003) 

Dream chouette  (Phil Simborg+, Sept 2009) 

Extras  (Daniel Murphy, Feb 1997) 

Extras  (Albert Steg, July 1996) 

Extras  (Anthony R Wuersch, Mar 1995) 

Fish-hunt rules  (Chuck Bower+, Feb 2006) 

Interlocking chouette  (wintom+, Jan 2008) 

Jacoby rule  (Doug Doub+, Aug 2005) 

Legal plays only  (Gregg Cattanach+, Aug 2001) 

Los Angeles Rules  (Joe Russell, Apr 2013) 

Los Angeles Rules  (Justin N.+, Aug 2011) 

Lure of the chouette  (Bob Koca+, July 2004) 

Mandatory beaver  (Roland Scheicher+, Mar 2002) 

Mandatory beaver  (David Montgomery, Jan 1999) 

Money management  (Albert Steg, Sept 1998) 

Online chouette rules  (John Graas, July 2003) 

Order of succession  (leobueno+, Aug 2011) 

Order of succession  (Albert Steg, June 1995) 

Procedure when captain doubles  (Bill Riles+, Feb 2010) 

Split cube actions  (Neil Kazaross, June 2003) 

Strategy  (Michael J. Zehr, Sept 1998) 

Variable stakes  (Christopher Yep+, Apr 2000) 

Waiting for teammate to double  (Øystein Johansen+, July 2001) 

When box takes a partner  (Dan Pelton+, Mar 2009) 

When does player retain the box?  (Daniel Murphy, Jan 1997) 

When is consulting allowed?  (Dave+, Mar 2000) 

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