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Only two bad plays available

Posted By: Daniel Murphy
Date: Friday, 5 August 2011, at 12:08 a.m.

In Response To: Only two bad plays available (leobueno)

After the two possible plays, how much has your position gotten better or worse if your opponent "performs" or not?

If you play 5/1*, I'd count any ace as very minus (because of gammon cost (and fewer wins, obviously)), other entering numbers as almost neutral (you're about where you were, having lost a good builder, but the acepoint checker isn't out of play yet), and the fanning numbers moderately plus (you've gained a tempo to run or attack, but you don't have much of an attack). If you play 8/3, I'd count escaping numbers moderately minus (you're not much worse than you were before this 5-1) and all the others moderately plus (you've added a fourth builder to a possible attack).

Overall I think the balance favors 8/3.

Messages In This Thread

• Only two bad plays available
  leobueno -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 11:35 p.m.
  • Only two bad plays available
    Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 5 August 2011, at 12:08 a.m.
  • Only two bad plays available
    Casper van der Tak -- Friday, 5 August 2011, at 5:56 a.m.