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Daily Quiz 8/1/11

Posted By: Udo Moerschbach
Date: Monday, 1 August 2011, at 9:56 a.m.

In Response To: Daily Quiz 8/1/11 (Daily Quiz)

#1: 24/20 7/1*. Blue has to activate his back men, so 24/20. The question is wether he can make the positional play 13/7 with the six. As there are 16 rolls for white to point on him (64 63 61 43 41 31 66 44 33 11), I'd prefer the tempo move 7/1* here.

#2: D/T. The double seems obvious. Is this a take? I know that I'd prefer if my opponent dropped here. After a take, I certainly roll 61 and then have the problem of how to play it. Or I roll 64 but she rolls 32 with a 6-prime for both.

#3: 18/8(2). I think I'd had doubled this before the roll. Then I'd hit both blots with 55. But here the simple running move + double next roll seems best.

#4: ND/T. There are some market losers (52 51 21 11 44) but I'd prefer to keep the cube power here. Not sure how to play 4s. I think I'd hit open on the 1-point and then, if Blue fans, I can cash. And if he rolls a 1, I can wait for him to crunch instead of being confronted with a recube full of gammon threats.

#5: D/T. Looks like a normal holding game situation. Can this be a drop? I don't think so.

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• Daily Quiz 8/1/11
  Daily Quiz -- Monday, 1 August 2011, at 7:03 a.m.
  • Daily Quiz 8/1/11
    Udo Moerschbach -- Monday, 1 August 2011, at 9:56 a.m.
  • Daily Quiz 8/1/11
    Mick Dyett -- Monday, 1 August 2011, at 10:22 a.m.