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Three timing plays -- Blotto was 0/3

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Tuesday, 1 January 2013, at 10:41 p.m.

In Response To: Three timing plays -- Blotto was 0/3 (joe freedman)

1. We could go completely kamikaze with 8/6 5/1* 4/2 but I don't think our situation is that desperate yet; we could hit a fly shot and possibly win going forwards. I will try 8/2 3/1* trying to force White to hit but not going all out just yet.

2. No reason to hit here; we want to force White to move. Making the 23pt is the obvious play, but bar/23 22/21 is interesting too, with a view to a 3-4 backgame rather than a 2-3 backgame. When running of of time, as here, we usually want to have more advanced anchors. I'll try bar/23 22/21.

3. I can't stomach killing all those checkers so I start with 24/22(2). Then 4/2 is morally forced. The last 2 is less clear but I guess I keep a three-point board, hoping to roll a 5 or 6 next time, rather than killing 3's. 3/1 is my last 2.

Messages In This Thread

• Three timing plays -- Blotto was 0/3
  joe freedman -- Tuesday, 1 January 2013, at 6:05 p.m.
  • Three timing plays -- Blotto was 0/3
    christian munk-christensen -- Tuesday, 1 January 2013, at 7:56 p.m.
  • Three timing plays -- Blotto was 0/3
    Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 1 January 2013, at 10:41 p.m.
    • Three timing plays -- Blotto was 0/3
      Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 2 January 2013, at 9:00 a.m.
  • Three timing plays -- Blotto was 0/3
    Smcrtorchs -- Wednesday, 2 January 2013, at 2:36 p.m.
  • Three timing plays -- Blotto was 0/3
    Chase -- Wednesday, 2 January 2013, at 10:35 p.m.
  • Three timing plays -- analysis and commentary
    joe freedman -- Wednesday, 2 January 2013, at 10:55 p.m.
    • Three timing plays -- analysis and commentary
      Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 2 January 2013, at 11:34 p.m.
      • Three timing plays -- analysis and commentary
        joe freedman -- Thursday, 3 January 2013, at 12:33 a.m.
        • Three timing plays -- analysis and commentary
          Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 3 January 2013, at 1:52 a.m.
          • Three timing plays -- analysis and commentary
            higonefive -- Friday, 4 January 2013, at 7:40 a.m.
      • Three timing plays -- analysis and commentary
        Smcrtorchs -- Thursday, 3 January 2013, at 12:32 p.m.
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      Mr Majestyk -- Thursday, 3 January 2013, at 2:31 a.m.