XGID=-B-Aa-D-CbaC---B---bbabbb-:1:1:1:31:0:0:0:0:10There are two options for X: race or attack and not ahead in the race.
X:Player 1 O:Player 2
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X | | O O O O O O |
| X | | O O O O O |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | X |
| X X | | X | +---+
| X O X | | X X | | 2 |
| X O O X | | X O X X | +---+
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 116 O: 106 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, X own cube
X to play 31
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Tim Chow
XGID=-b----EAD---bC---d-dba--B-:0:0:1:11:0:0:0:0:10
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X O | | O O O X |
| X O | | O O X |
| X O | | O |
| O | | O |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | X |
| X | | X |
| X | | X |
| O X | | X O |
| O X X | | X O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 156 O: 144 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 11
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Tim Chow
On Monday, March 6, 2023 at 8:59:44 AM UTC-5, Timothy Chow wrote:
XGID=-b----EAD---bC---d-dba--B-:0:0:1:11:0:0:0:0:10
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X O | | O O O X |
| X O | | O O X |
| X O | | O |
| O | | O |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | X |
| X | | X |
| X | | X |
| O X | | X O |
| O X X | | X O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 156 O: 144 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 11
---Both moves accomplish a few things, and to me those things are hard to add up and compare. I would make the four prime. O ends up having more difficult 5s and 6s to play than when you hit.
Tim Chow
Bob
On Monday, March 6, 2023 at 10:35:15 PM UTC, Robert Zimmerman wrote:
On Monday, March 6, 2023 at 8:59:44 AM UTC-5, Timothy Chow wrote:
XGID=-b----EAD---bC---d-dba--B-:0:0:1:11:0:0:0:0:10
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X O | | O O O X |
| X O | | O O X |
| X O | | O |
| O | | O |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | X |
| X | | X |
| X | | X |
| O X | | X O |
| O X X | | X O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 156 O: 144 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 11
I think you misunderstand the problem. I also find such problem statements unclear and I've even started a thread about this formulation for quiz problems.---Both moves accomplish a few things, and to me those things are hard to add up and compare. I would make the four prime. O ends up having more difficult 5s and 6s to play than when you hit.
Tim Chow
Bob
The actual problem statement is: "X to play 11." However, "Hit or make the 5 pt" is not the problem statement but a way of framing the question or explaining
the topic that this quiz covers.
If there was only one sensible way of making the four prime, your answer would be fine. However, there seem to be lots of plausible aces after 8/7 6/5(2).
If I knew that making the four prime was correct (I don't know whether I would have realised this or not), then my additional ace would be 24/23. It seems
a useful split to me and I don't see that the back checkers have been made vulnerable. How bad is that?
Paul
On Monday, March 6, 2023 at 10:35:15 PM UTC, Robert Zimmerman wrote:
On Monday, March 6, 2023 at 8:59:44 AM UTC-5, Timothy Chow wrote:
XGID=-b----EAD---bC---d-dba--B-:0:0:1:11:0:0:0:0:10
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X O | | O O O X |
| X O | | O O X |
| X O | | O |
| O | | O |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | X |
| X | | X |
| X | | X |
| O X | | X O |
| O X X | | X O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 156 O: 144 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 11
I think you misunderstand the problem. I also find such problem statements unclear and I've even started a thread about this formulation for quiz problems.---Both moves accomplish a few things, and to me those things are hard to add up and compare. I would make the four prime. O ends up having more difficult 5s and 6s to play than when you hit.
Tim Chow
Bob
The actual problem statement is: "X to play 11." However, "Hit or make the 5 pt" is not the problem statement but a way of framing the question or explaining
the topic that this quiz covers.
If there was only one sensible way of making the four prime, your answer would be fine. However, there seem to be lots of plausible aces after 8/7 6/5(2).
If I knew that making the four prime was correct (I don't know whether I would have realised this or not), then my additional ace would be 24/23. It seems
a useful split to me and I don't see that the back checkers have been made vulnerable. How bad is that?
Paul
If I knew that making the four prime was correct (I don't know whether I would have realised this or not), then my additional ace would be 24/23. It seems
a useful split to me and I don't see that the back checkers have been made vulnerable. How bad is that?
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