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  • 4pt vs 7pt 10a

    From ah....Clem@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 11 16:42:54 2023
    I don't want to interfere with Tim's numbering system, so this is 10a.

    This came up today in a match and I tried out my tentative rule of thumb
    for these positions, which is:

    Make the bar point if priming is the likely strategy, make the four
    point if attacking or hitting is the likely strategy. And if you're not
    sure, just make the four point since it's the smart way to bet.

    But did I get it right?

    XGID=--b---EAB---bDb--c-cab-B-A:0:0:1:22:0:0:0:5:10

    X:You O:O
    Score is X:0 O:0 5 pt.(s) match.
    +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | X O O | | O O O X |
    | X O O | | O O X |
    | X O | | O |
    | X | | |
    | | X | |
    | |BAR| |
    | | | X |
    | | | X |
    | | | X |
    | O X | | X O |
    | O X X | | X O |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 176 O: 149 X-O: 0-0/5
    Cube: 1
    X to play 22




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    Ah....Clem
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  • From Timothy Chow@21:1/5 to ah....Clem on Tue Jul 11 20:39:05 2023
    On 7/11/2023 4:42 PM, ah....Clem wrote:
    XGID=--b---EAB---bDb--c-cab-B-A:0:0:1:22:0:0:0:5:10

    X:You   O:O
    Score is X:0 O:0 5 pt.(s) match.
     +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
     | X  O        O    |   | O  O  O     X    |
     | X  O        O    |   | O     O     X    |
     | X           O    |   | O                |
     | X                |   |                  |
     |                  | X |                  |
     |                  |BAR|                  |
     |                  |   | X                |
     |                  |   | X                |
     |                  |   | X                |
     | O           X    |   | X           O    |
     | O           X  X |   | X           O    |
     +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count  X: 176  O: 149 X-O: 0-0/5
    Cube: 1
    X to play 22

    Normally 22 is a good roll in the early game, but it's not as good here
    as it usually is, because X is forced to create a somewhat ugly stack
    on his 23pt. 6/4(2) is nearly automatic this early in the game; I don't
    think that 13/7 has enough merit to override the "default" play. After
    6/4(2), I'd play 7/5, duplicating O's 3's to hit and cover.

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    Tim Chow

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