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A cube action + 5-4 to play

Posted By: John O'Hagan
Date: Sunday, 12 January 2014, at 4:43 a.m.

In Response To: A cube action + 5-4 to play (greedygammon)

The trap play is seldom, if ever, correct against a 4-point board for money. The 2-cube gammon value for the trailer at 3a-2a is right around the normal 1/2 so 13/4 with the 54.

At 4a-2a? The gv is 1.0 so the question is "Does the trap play give you more extra g's or more extra losses?" I think the answer is more extra losses so I'd play 13/4. I'd go for it if Blue had more checkers farther back on White's side of the board, but not here. With checkers further back, you can wait several rolls for White to roll an anchor-breaking 6. Here you have no time to wait.

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• A cube action + 5-4 to play
  greedygammon -- Saturday, 11 January 2014, at 10:25 p.m.
  • A cube action + 5-4 to play
    John O'Hagan -- Sunday, 12 January 2014, at 4:43 a.m.
    • A cube action + 5-4 to play
      neilkaz -- Sunday, 12 January 2014, at 6:26 a.m.
      • A cube action + 5-4 to play
        Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 12 January 2014, at 9:38 a.m.
      • A cube action + 5-4 to play
        Mr Majestyk -- Sunday, 12 January 2014, at 1:10 p.m.