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Rollout

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 2:24 p.m.

In Response To: Rollout (pontiac)

I'm not sure I can explain the magnitude of the equity differences, but in terms of understanding the play qualitatively, I think that although unstacking the 6pt and slotting the 3pt has some value, the real merit of the play 18/12 6/3 comes from the other half. That is, of the three possible locations for the outfield checker—18pt, 12pt, 9pt—the 12pt is the most effective, because it covers the outfield without leaving that checker vulnerable to attack. 6/3 just sort of falls out as the rest of the play. Leaving a blot on the 3pt doesn't hurt much because of White's home-board blot.

What I still don't really understand is why 9/3 6/3 is so much worse than 18/9.

Messages In This Thread

• Another Easy One - 63 to play
  Stick -- Monday, 9 January 2012, at 4:49 p.m.
  • Another Easy One - 63 to play
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 9 January 2012, at 10:48 p.m.
  • Another Easy One - 63 to play
    Mick Dyett -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 6:12 a.m.
    • Another Easy One - 63 to play
      Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at 2:41 p.m.
  • Rollout
    Stick -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 10:09 a.m.
    • Rollout
      pontiac -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 10:29 a.m.
      • Rollout
        Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 11 January 2012, at 2:24 p.m.
        • Rollout
          Taper_Mike -- Thursday, 12 January 2012, at 8:30 p.m.
          • Rollout
            Timothy Chow -- Friday, 13 January 2012, at 2:34 a.m.
            • Rollout
              Taper_Mike -- Friday, 13 January 2012, at 4:49 a.m.