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End Game Stategy

Posted By: Michael Sullivan
Date: Friday, 3 April 2015, at 8:25 p.m.

In Response To: End Game Stategy (Max Levenstein)

After first seeing taper_Mike's post of Bill Calton's non-position, I first read this as *white* to play this 22!

Surprisingly I find the white decision more difficult. 4/2*/off, 4/off seems to win the most gammons, but exposes a checker. 5/1(2) is very safe (since blue is probably running next turn anyway, and even stay/shot-leaving-double/hit is going to leave us a favorite much of the time. OTOH, it does almost nothing for the gammon race which is the main consideration.

Every other play leaves a shot and seems to be dominated by hitting and ripping two.

I hit and rip two.

Messages In This Thread

• End Game Stategy
  Max Levenstein -- Sunday, 29 March 2015, at 8:00 p.m.
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    Stick -- Sunday, 29 March 2015, at 8:13 p.m.
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      neilkaz -- Monday, 30 March 2015, at 3:33 p.m.
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        Fatboy -- Wednesday, 1 April 2015, at 6:41 p.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 29 March 2015, at 8:20 p.m.
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    Wolfgang -- Sunday, 29 March 2015, at 9:39 p.m.
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    Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 1 April 2015, at 3:38 a.m.
  • End Game Stategy
    Michael Sullivan -- Friday, 3 April 2015, at 8:25 p.m.