Here's another unwelcome 55 in an otherwise excellent position.
XG says it's my worst roll here. Some years ago, Othello made up
a quiz consisting entirely of checker plays where the roll was the
unluckiest possible roll. Like all his quizzes, it was fascinating.
XGID=aBaBBCBAAA--b----Aacbcb---:1:-1:1:55:0:0:0:0:10
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 O | +---+
| | | O O O O | | 2 |
| | | O O | +---+
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | O | |
| | | |
| | | X |
| O | | X X X X X |
| O X X X | | X X X X O X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 84 O: 127 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, O own cube
X to play 55
Here's another unwelcome 55 in an otherwise excellent position.
XG says it's my worst roll here. Some years ago, Othello made up
a quiz consisting entirely of checker plays where the roll was the
unluckiest possible roll. Like all his quizzes, it was fascinating.
XGID=aBaBBCBAAA--b----Aacbcb---:1:-1:1:55:0:0:0:0:10
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 O | +---+
| | | O O O O | | 2 |
| | | O O | +---+
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | O | |
| | | |
| | | X |
| O | | X X X X X |
| O X X X | | X X X X O X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 84 O: 127 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, O own cube
X to play 55
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Tim Chow
On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 8:44:20 AM UTC-4, Tim Chow wrote:
Here's another unwelcome 55 in an otherwise excellent position.
XG says it's my worst roll here. Some years ago, Othello made up
a quiz consisting entirely of checker plays where the roll was the unluckiest possible roll. Like all his quizzes, it was fascinating.
XGID=aBaBBCBAAA--b----Aacbcb---:1:-1:1:55:0:0:0:0:10
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 O | +---+
| | | O O O O | | 2 |
| | | O O | +---+
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | O | |
| | | |
| | | X |
| O | | X X X X X |
| O X X X | | X X X X O X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 84 O: 127 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, O own cube
X to play 55
---Isn't this all 'forced'? You're obviously going to hit a second checker so 7/2*. You're obviously not going to leave two inner board blots so 6/1(2). With the remaining five it's obviously better to bring in another direct cover 9/4....?
Tim Chow
On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 8:40:05 PM UTC+1, Stick Rice wrote:
On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 8:44:20 AM UTC-4, Tim Chow wrote:
Here's another unwelcome 55 in an otherwise excellent position.
XG says it's my worst roll here. Some years ago, Othello made up
a quiz consisting entirely of checker plays where the roll was the unluckiest possible roll. Like all his quizzes, it was fascinating.
XGID=aBaBBCBAAA--b----Aacbcb---:1:-1:1:55:0:0:0:0:10
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 O | +---+
| | | O O O O | | 2 |
| | | O O | +---+
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | O | |
| | | |
| | | X |
| O | | X X X X X |
| O X X X | | X X X X O X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 84 O: 127 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, O own cube
X to play 55
Not to me it wasn't. I played 8/3 instead of 9/4 because I didn't want to be too vulnerable if my opponent rehit me on the 2.---Isn't this all 'forced'? You're obviously going to hit a second checker so 7/2*. You're obviously not going to leave two inner board blots so 6/1(2). With the remaining five it's obviously better to bring in another direct cover 9/4....?
Tim Chow
Paul
Here's another unwelcome 55 in an otherwise excellent position.
XG says it's my worst roll here. Some years ago, Othello made up
a quiz consisting entirely of checker plays where the roll was the
unluckiest possible roll. Like all his quizzes, it was fascinating.
XGID=aBaBBCBAAA--b----Aacbcb---:1:-1:1:55:0:0:0:0:10
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 O | +---+ | | | O O O O | | 2 |
| | | O O | +---+
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | O | |
| | | |
| | | X |
| O | | X X X X X |
| O X X X | | X X X X O X | +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 84 O: 127 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, O own cube
X to play 55
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