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 X | | O O O X X |
| X | | O O O |
| X | | O |
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| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | X |
| O | | X |
| O X | | X | +---+
| O X | | X O | | 2 |
| O X X | | X O O O | +---+
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 168 O: 178 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, X own cube
X to play 43
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Tim Chow
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 X | | O O O X X |
| X | | O O O |
| X | | O |
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | X |
| O | | X |
| O X | | X | +---+
| O X | | X O | | 2 |
| O X X | | X O O O | +---+
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 168 O: 178 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, X own cube
X to play 43
I liked the look of making the 11pt; the alternative of lifting
the 11pt blot to the 8pt looked inflexible to me. But X has the
weaker board and fewer checkers back and should be looking to make
an anchor. Two spares on the 8pt isn't so bad anyway since it
makes several of X's doublets play better.