| Spare is on midpoint | 142 |
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| Money: Blue to play 21 | 137 |
Position ID: bBvhASKGZ/ANAA Match ID: cAkAAAAAAAAA | |
Unstacking the tallest point, with 13/10, is a standout. It's 16 shots, 5 more than 6/3 (which is surely better than 6/4*/3 for 17 shots), but it's much easier for Blue to bring home 13/10 when he is missed. He can cover the 10pt (a nice landing spot and blocking point), use it to make a better point, or maybe lift it to the spareless 8pt.
Distribution is pivotal. If you move Blue's fifth midpoint checker to his 6pt (first diagram below), then I like 6/3, though I think it would be a lot closer. 13/10 is still a more coordinated effort, but the combination of unstacking the taller point plus 6 fewer shots swings it for me.
If you move Blue's fifth midpoint checker to his 8pt (second diagram below, reachable by 64P-53P-64R-43Z-64R-31P-41T-42P-21) then I'm on the fence between 13/10 and 6/3.
The original problem is shown above. The two alternate problems are shown below. These three compose an instructive set.
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| Spare is on 6pt | 142 |
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| Money: Blue to play 21 | 130 |
Position ID: bBvhASKGz+ANAA Match ID: cAkAAAAAAAAA | |
| Spare is on 8pt | 142 |
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| Money: Blue to play 21 | 132 |
Position ID: bBvhASKG5+ANAA Match ID: cAkAAAAAAAAA | |
