Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X O | | O O X X |
| X O | | O |
| X O | | O |
| X | | O |
| | | O |
| |BAR| |
| O | | |
| O | | X |
| O | | X |
| O X | | X X |
| O X X | | X X O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 154 O: 148 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 11
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X O | | O O X X |
| X O | | O |
| X O | | O |
| X | | O |
| | | O |
| |BAR| |
| O | | |
| O | | X |
| O | | X |
| O X | | X X |
| O X X | | X X O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 154 O: 148 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 11
Hitting your opponent's 5pt slot is usually better than switching points
to hit on your own 1pt. Here, though, switching points is accompanied by
making our own 5pt and also gives us a good chance of hitting *both*
blots. For comparison, see the variant below.
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X O | | O O X |
| X O | | O X |
| X O | | O |
| X | | O |
| | | O |
| |BAR| |
| O | | |
| O | | X |
| O | | X |
| O X | | X X |
| O X X | | X X O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 155 O: 148 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 11