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Another three-by-five problem

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Monday, 23 June 2014, at 12:43 a.m.

In Response To: Another three-by-five problem (Stein Kulseth)

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 105 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 213 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
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Reach this position in seven rolls. The opening play is a standard one.

I would appreciate it if as a hint you could give the number of the first one I have got wrong

Brilliant analysis, no doubt, but it looks like you got thrown into a tailspin with Deduction #1. Your initial conclusion that White goes first (which you eventually disproved, thereby leading to an irreconcilable contradiction) seems to hinge on the belief that there is no way that White can hit four checkers on just her 3 turns while netting 62 pips. Are you sure that you have considered all the points on which Blue might get hit?

Hope that helps enough but not too much. :)

Nack

Messages In This Thread

• Three-by-Five Retro-problem (pair)
  Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 18 June 2014, at 4:47 p.m.
  • Three-by-Five Retro-problem (pair)
    Stein Kulseth -- Friday, 20 June 2014, at 12:06 a.m.
    • Another three-by-five problem
      Nack Ballard -- Friday, 20 June 2014, at 4:38 a.m.
      • Another three-by-five problem
        Stein Kulseth -- Sunday, 22 June 2014, at 12:01 p.m.
        • Another three-by-five problem
          Nack Ballard -- Monday, 23 June 2014, at 12:43 a.m.
          • Another three-by-five problem
            Stein Kulseth -- Monday, 23 June 2014, at 1:23 a.m.
      • Three-by-Five Problem 3, Solution
        Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 10 July 2014, at 12:53 p.m.
  • Problem 2
    Stein Kulseth -- Friday, 20 June 2014, at 4:21 p.m.
  • Problem 1, Solution
    Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 25 June 2014, at 6:37 a.m.
  • Three-by-Five Problem 2, Solution
    Nack Ballard -- Monday, 30 June 2014, at 3:23 a.m.