From Timothy Chow@21:1/5 to All on Tue May 30 08:26:44 2023
This is the checker play that I faced after the 3-away/7-away cube
decision I just posted about. Note that I've changed the score to
money. It turns out not to affect the checker play very much.
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X O | | O X O O | +---+
| X | | O X O O | | 2 |
| | | O O | +---+
| | | O |
| | | 8 |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | X X X X X |
| O | | X X X X X X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 107 O: 63 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, O own cube
X to play 64
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X O | | O X O O | +---+
| X | | O X O O | | 2 |
| | | O O | +---+
| | | O |
| | | 8 |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | X X X X X |
| O | | X X X X X X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 107 O: 63 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 2, O own cube
X to play 64
I wanted to go directly for a six-prime and/or a closeout, so I hit with
13/7*. But a better strategy is to increase my chances of hitting both
blots.