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first play as a trap

Posted By: aoleg1
Date: Thursday, 11 September 2008, at 12:59 p.m.

I propose a little trick. Assume that you are playing against a competent opponent. But your opponent does not know you as a player. Your first roll is 3-2 or 4-1 and you play 13/8. What the opponent think about this? May be "weak player" or "shy player". Suppose he rolls something like 5-2. What is correct play? I think technically 52-down is better than splitting because of the fourth checker on 8th point. But against the shy player he likely makes a split. I hope to see a little shock after 4-3 (24/20 6/3*), 5-2 (8/3*/1*) or 5-1 (24/23 8/3*) etc.

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• first play as a trap
  aoleg1 -- Thursday, 11 September 2008, at 12:59 p.m.
  • first play as a trap
    Keene -- Thursday, 11 September 2008, at 2:27 p.m.
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      Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 11 September 2008, at 7:32 p.m.
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    Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 11 September 2008, at 2:30 p.m.
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    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 11 September 2008, at 4:15 p.m.