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Zone questions

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Saturday, 18 June 2011, at 4:15 a.m.

In Response To: What is "the zone"? (Stick)

It seems you've already made up your mind, but I'll present a couple of position pairs for others to consider.

I'm interested in opinions. Please respond to the questions you feel like answering and ignore the rest.

64P-65R-41S-64P-21U-32K- 5-31P-4-C-33P-3-51L-F-43

64P-65R-41S-64P-21U-32K- 5-31P-4-C-33P-3-51L-F-32

(1) How many checkers does Blue have in the zone before the play?
(2) (a) In the left-hand position, how would you play 43 for Blue? (b) How many checkers does he have in the zone after your play?
(3) (a) In the right-hand position, how would you play 32 for Blue? (b) How many checkers does he have in the zone after your play?

Okay, now suppose the initial blitz fails, White gets in a recube, Blue ends up with an ace-point holding game, White leaves a double shot and Blue hits both checkers. He can now try blitzing again.

Blue on roll. Cube action?

Blue on roll. Cube action?

(4) (a) How many checkers does Blue have in the zone in the left-hand position? (b) What do you believe is the correct cube action?
(5) (a) How many checkers does Blue have in the zone in the right-hand position? (b) What do you believe is the correct cube action?

(6) In the positions shown in this post, do you think the third checker on Blue's 2pt should be counted as being in the zone?
(7) If you answered "no" to 6, do you think it's worth refining the definition of zone so that dead checkers are excluded from the count? (Does the situation arise frequently enough to bother?)

Nack

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