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64R-41$-32P-31N-21S-21P-41P-52S-64H-54@-54J-C

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Saturday, 8 February 2014, at 7:56 a.m.

In Response To: Advanced Backgammon #41 (Igor)

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 125 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 142 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
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64R-41$-32P-31N-21S-21P-41P-52S-64H-54@-54J-C

There are some market-losing sequences, but even if Blue makes a five-prime and White fails to reach the edge, it doesn't become a big drop. In short, this is is surely a trivial take.

I suppose it might be barely right to make an initial double, but as a practical matter I would not do so unless it were against an opponent who I think might make an abberrant drop. Waiting increases the chances that the opponent will make a cube mistake later.

If White's position were a bot weaker (e.g., give her the 2pt instead of the 3pt), then I would sport a cube.

Nack

Messages In This Thread

• Advanced Backgammon #41
  Igor -- Wednesday, 5 February 2014, at 5:16 p.m.
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    ah_clem -- Wednesday, 5 February 2014, at 10:20 p.m.
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    Taper_Mike -- Thursday, 6 February 2014, at 1:55 a.m.
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    kinchan -- Thursday, 6 February 2014, at 2:24 a.m.
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    HOMINID -- Thursday, 6 February 2014, at 9:20 a.m.
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      Mr Majestyk -- Thursday, 6 February 2014, at 12:50 p.m.
  • Advanced Backgammon #41
    garyo -- Thursday, 6 February 2014, at 8:28 p.m.
  • 64R-41$-32P-31N-21S-21P-41P-52S-64H-54@-54J-C
    Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 8 February 2014, at 7:56 a.m.
  • Advanced Backgammon #41 -- Rollouts
    Igor -- Tuesday, 11 February 2014, at 12:05 a.m.