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Last Puzzle of the Year

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Monday, 31 December 2018, at 8:08 p.m.

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 181 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 156 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-c---BE-B---eD---b-cb---B-:0:0:1:00:0:0:3:0:10
Each side played twice

Here's a little ditty. With standard rules of backgammon, from the opening position, each player rolls twice to reach the position above. (Either player may roll first.) What is the sequence of plays?

(If you respond with the solution, please include some warning like "alert: spoiler" in your subject header.)

Nack

Messages In This Thread

• Last Puzzle of the Year
  Nack Ballard -- Monday, 31 December 2018, at 8:08 p.m.
  • Last Puzzle of the Year
    Bob Koca -- Monday, 31 December 2018, at 10:02 p.m.
    • Last Puzzle of the Year
      Nack Ballard -- Monday, 31 December 2018, at 10:55 p.m.
      • Got it, small hint.
        Bob Koca -- Monday, 31 December 2018, at 11:50 p.m.
        • Got it, small hint.
          Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 1 January 2019, at 2:09 a.m.
          • First puzzle of the new year, hint
            Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 2 January 2019, at 7:33 a.m.
            • Perfect-play puzzle, partial answer
              Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 3 January 2019, at 11:17 a.m.
              • Perfect-play puzzle -- SOLUTION
                Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 5 January 2019, at 10:31 p.m.
  • There is a second solution!
    Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 1 January 2019, at 10:07 a.m.
  • Last Puzzle of the Year -- SOLUTIONS
    Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 5 January 2019, at 10:21 p.m.