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Mystery of the Six Blots

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Monday, 18 April 2016, at 3:03 p.m.





White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 167
Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaver
pip: 167
score: 0

Blue is Player 1
XGID=-b----E-C---eE---c-e----B-:0:0:1:00:0:0:3:0:10

PROBLEM 1: From the opening position, with perfectly play (according to XGR++) how can a player can end up with a single checker on each of six consecutive points? (The bearoff tray counts as the 0pt, and the bar/roof counts as the 25pt.) The player's other nine checkers can be anywhere.

PROBLEM 2: What is the fewest number of rolls that accomplish this feat?

PROBLEM 3: Same, but White's ending pipcount is a multiple of 8.


For Problem 1, a general description of events leading to the outcome will probably suffice. For Problems 2 and 3, please submit an exact sequence (as lengthy as you like).

Nack

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