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-+
| O | | O X O O X |
| O | | O X O O |
| | | O |
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | X |
| O | | X |
| O X | | X X |
| O X | | X X |
| O X O X | | X X O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 140 O: 136 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 51
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-+
| O | | O X O O X |
| O | | O X O O |
| | | O |
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | X |
| O | | X |
| O X | | X X |
| O X | | X X |
| O X O X | | X X O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 140 O: 136 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 51
The primary alternative to the double hit is to just make the 5pt. But
XG says that making the 5pt is a whopper. Evidently, making the 5pt
does not do a good enough job of containing O's straggler. See the
variant for comparison.
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-+
| O | | O X O O X |
| O | | O X O O |
| | | O |
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | X |
| O | | X |
| O | | X X |
| O X | | X X |
| O X O X X | | X X O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 138 O: 136 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 51