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How do you compare to the Giants?
Posted By: playBunny In Response To: How do you compare to the Giants? (benf)
Date: Saturday, 21 January 2012, at 6:28 p.m.
~~Consider this. I roll an opening 31, am I lucky? I would argue that I am not lucky at all! The only reason this roll is 'lucky' is because I skillfully play it correctly.
That's perhaps not the best example as even most beginners know what to do with a 31. Over 98% of 31s in a mixed bunch of matches that I analysed were played as 8/5 6/5. 31 is actually the least skilled opening roll, with 61, 65 and 42 following closely behind. In each case the obvious move got above 97%.
The interesting moves are those where opinion varies and the percentages of each choice are close. 32 is a good example as there are five common candidates with the top three taking 25-30% each.
31 is the most lucky opener when your opponent rolls it and plays 24/23 24/21. Many more such gifts will follow in that game. ;o)
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