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Rollout: Still puzzled

Posted By: Keene
Date: Tuesday, 30 August 2016, at 5:39 p.m.

In Response To: Rollout: Still puzzled (Timothy Chow)

My take on this is that you have a faster bearoff by leaving all the spares high. When you rip out the 5pt, you end up playing 5's from the 6 to the ace, and that degrades the longevity of the 6pt. So, fewer gammon wins, slower bearoff, more likely to be in an awkward position sooner rather than later (before white leaves). Same problem happens with 4's, but you have flexibility about where to play them from and to, so you control your own future with 4s more so than if you have silly 5's to play.

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