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31 to play

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Saturday, 5 November 2011, at 1:35 a.m.

In Response To: 31 to play (Nack Ballard)

I just reviewed the relevant section of Backgammon Openings and it recommends that in the early game, H is usually better than P unless Black has only one checker back and White has good sixes from the bar.

Here it seems you're articulating an additional principle, that if White's structure is more conducive to attacking than to priming, then Black should steer for a priming game rather than a blot-hitting contest and therefore tend towards P rather than H.

Messages In This Thread

• 31 to play
  rambiz -- Wednesday, 2 November 2011, at 7:10 p.m.
  • 31 to play
    christian munk-christensen -- Wednesday, 2 November 2011, at 7:43 p.m.
  • 52D-54D-21$-31
    Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 2 November 2011, at 9:40 p.m.
    • 52D-54D-21$-31
      Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 3 November 2011, at 4:55 p.m.
      • 52D-54D-21$-31
        rambiz -- Thursday, 3 November 2011, at 9:00 p.m.
  • 31 to play
    Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 3 November 2011, at 4:35 p.m.
    • 31 to play
      Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 3 November 2011, at 4:56 p.m.
      • 52D-54D-21$-31 and variant
        Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 3 November 2011, at 8:54 p.m.
        • 52D-54D-21$-31 and variant
          Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 3 November 2011, at 9:14 p.m.
          • 52D-54D-21$-31 and variant
            Nack Ballard -- Friday, 4 November 2011, at 2:30 p.m.
            • 52D-54D-21$-31 and variant
              Casper van der Tak -- Friday, 4 November 2011, at 3:29 p.m.
    • 54D-21$-31 and 52D-54D-21$-31
      Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 3 November 2011, at 7:22 p.m.
    • 31 to play
      Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 5 November 2011, at 1:35 a.m.
      • 31 to play
        Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 5 November 2011, at 2:12 a.m.