XGID=-b----EBB---cD--ac-d-b--B-:0:0:1:61:0:0:0:0:10
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 X |
| X O | | O O X |
| X O | | O |
| X | | O |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | X |
| | | X |
| O | | X |
| O X X | | X O |
| O X X | | X O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 160 O: 152 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 61
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Tim Chow
XGID=-dBBB-BD-----A--bb-cbB-b--:1:-1:1:42:0:0:0:0:10
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 O | +---+
| O O | | O O X O | | 2 |
| | | O | +---+
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| X | | O |
| X | | O |
| X | | X X X X O |
| X | | X X X X O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 113 O: 162 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, O own cube
X to play 42
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Tim Chow
XGID=-dBBB-BD-----A--bb-cbB-b--:1:-1:1:42:0:0:0:0:10
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 O | +---+
| O O | | O O X O | | 2 |
| | | O | +---+
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| X | | O |
| X | | O |
| X | | X X X X O |
| X | | X X X X O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 113 O: 162 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, O own cube
X to play 42
The trouble with not slotting is that the alternatives are destructive, either stacking up another checker on the bar point, or putting a
checker out of play with 7/3. It might seem that X has a big enough advantage that he should be playing safe, but making his 5pt would be
a big improvement, while getting hit is not irrecoverable.
If the roll were 21 instead of 42 (see variant),
On 2023-03-24, Timothy Chow <tchow...@yahoo.com> wrote:
XGID=-dBBB-BD-----A--bb-cbB-b--:1:-1:1:42:0:0:0:0:10
X to play 42
..... or putting a checker out of play with 7/3.
It might seem that X has a big enough
advantage that he should be playing safe,
making his 5pt would be a big improvement,
I'm not sure "getting hit is not irrecoverable"
..... is the most accurate reason to split.
The slot is just not that costly when it fails.
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