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More easy aces

Posted By: Adam Torkelson
Date: Wednesday, 27 February 2013, at 11:06 p.m.

In Response To: More easy aces (Timothy Chow)

I would play B/1(2) 13/12 7/6.

B/1(2) because I think stacking two extra checkers on the two point is wasteful and unnecessary. By playing the back game, I'll get two simultaneous shots at any blot white leaves in front of me later instead of just only one shot if you candlestick on the two point. And you'll have more escaping numbers available when white breaks up.

13/12 because I want to 1) have two checkers contain the blot if it escapes (Magriel states in his book that a checker must not be 7, 8, or 9 away to contain (it will either be hit or passed over), rather 10+ away is better); and 2) it increases my chances of making the 8 point next roll, at which point I'll be in good position to get white to break up and keep improving my board.

I don't want to get a checker hit now because white has a 6 prime and I can't recirculate that checker (especially if you don't go for the back game by playing on the two point). It'll get stuck and I'll lose time anyway.

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