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Lots of choices, down in race, possible risky attack

Posted By: David Presser
Date: Friday, 20 June 2014, at 5:09 p.m.

In Response To: Lots of choices, down in race, possible risky attack (Bob Koca)

Interesting position. It seems that no matter how we play it the cube is coming, and like it or not, it is a take for the reasonable alternative plays.

I like the pure play of 11/8, 11/10. The main reason is that I look at Whites home-board which is one roll away from crunching and I want to prime him. My play creates 4 blocking numbers that if White rolls them and can't escape the checker, he is likely to break his board and we are more prone to attack in the following roll (and possibly even redouble after his bad rolls). The unusual 11/10 is because of the not too many gammons that we risk if we are hit given the poor distribution in Whites home board while if we are missed, the blot on the 10 pt is becoming an important offensive factor in the following roll. Btw, not so long ago there was a discussion about a different position but with the same principle that leads me to the 11/10 play with the ace.

I see the hitting play, which is a good alternative, especially when considering that if White hits it isn't a gin due to the few blocking pts and his poor home distribution. Nonetheless, I think that my suggested play has marginally more potential gain while risking fewer gammons.

11/10, 11/8 is my play.

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