XGID=--B-baD-CB--dB----Bcbc----:0:0:1:51:0:0:0:0:10X's problems are stripped 18 and 13 points. Solving that problem with something like 18/13 18/17 seems very high risk, leaving a direct shot followed by the problem of having to safety that blot with a 4, 8 or 9. Almost half the time X will find himself
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 | | O O O |
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| |BAR| |
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| O | | X |
| O X | | X |
| O X X | | X O X |
| O X X | | X O O X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 132 O: 154 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 51
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Tim Chow
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 11:56:18 AM UTC-5, Timothy Chow wrote:himself on the bar, still with no improvement in his home board. I would focus on trying to safely improve our home board while O's position starts to come apart somehow and we get a shot. Or, with some luck contact starts to diminish and we can take
XGID=--B-baD-CB--dB----Bcbc----:0:0:1:51:0:0:0:0:10
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X X | | O O O |
| X X | | O O O |
| | | O O |
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| O | | X |
| O X | | X |
| O X X | | X O X |
| O X X | | X O O X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 132 O: 154 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 51
---X's problems are stripped 18 and 13 points. Solving that problem with something like 18/13 18/17 seems very high risk, leaving a direct shot followed by the problem of having to safety that blot with a 4, 8 or 9. Almost half the time X will find
Tim Chow
Hitting the blot on the 5 point looks appealing, but there is no good 5 to go with it, and it leaves 5s, 14, 23, 11. 8/2 kills safe 6s and doesn't start to make a new point. I would play 6/1 2/1 despite putting two checkers out of play.
Probably a horrible mistake, but would love to see how others think through this one.
Bob
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 5:10:45 PM UTC-5, Robert Zimmerman wrote:himself on the bar, still with no improvement in his home board. I would focus on trying to safely improve our home board while O's position starts to come apart somehow and we get a shot. Or, with some luck contact starts to diminish and we can take
On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 11:56:18 AM UTC-5, Timothy Chow wrote:
XGID=--B-baD-CB--dB----Bcbc----:0:0:1:51:0:0:0:0:10
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X X | | O O O |
| X X | | O O O |
| | | O O |
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| O | | X |
| O X | | X |
| O X X | | X O X |
| O X X | | X O O X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 132 O: 154 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 51
---X's problems are stripped 18 and 13 points. Solving that problem with something like 18/13 18/17 seems very high risk, leaving a direct shot followed by the problem of having to safety that blot with a 4, 8 or 9. Almost half the time X will find
Tim Chow
no timing left to find a better number to run with. All signs point to peace out sauerkraut.Hitting the blot on the 5 point looks appealing, but there is no good 5 to go with it, and it leaves 5s, 14, 23, 11. 8/2 kills safe 6s and doesn't start to make a new point. I would play 6/1 2/1 despite putting two checkers out of play.How do you follow a play like this up other than rolling perfect numbers almost immediately? We're almost 30 pips up in the race, have a decent offensive structure, want to break contact, can survive being hit if we pay now and are hit, and have nearly
Probably a horrible mistake, but would love to see how others think through this one.
Bob
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