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thought process 1

Posted By: Daniel Murphy
Date: Wednesday, 13 June 2012, at 10:35 a.m.

In Response To: thought process 1 (svilo)

Mutual holding game. Both players trying to put free checkers in reasonable places while waiting for something good or bad to happen. Neither side has many free checkers. All Blue's made points are doing something good for now. Blue trails in the race, so White may be forced to break something first. Blue wants to be prepared for that.

Blue has two plays to consider. One is 13/8 6/3. That seems to give Blue 2 free checkers to play 7 pips each with. But not really. Having slotted the 3 point, Blue will want one of those checkers to move exactly 5 pips to make the three point (or make the 2 point with 6-1). So Blue has only one truly free checker, and Blue is not a favorite to make the 3 point next roll.

The other play is 8/3 6/3. Now Blue has one free checker and it is pretty much free to play 12 pips with, except for a few awkward numbers, like 62 among others. And Blue does not have to do anything else with that checker, since Blue has already done well to make the 3 point, improving the home board.

After 8/3 6/3, is the blot in danger? Not much. 14 numbers can hit, but how many will hit? 4-1, 6-1 and 1-1, and 4-4 which is an excellent number after 13/8 6/3 too. Would you hit with 2-1 3-1 5-1 and 5-3? Even if Blue is hit, there will be at least two points to come in on, and the free checker now has more pips to play, and a job to do covering White's outfield.

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