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Worst Rolls

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Wednesday, 26 October 2011, at 2:13 p.m.

In Response To: Worst Rolls (othello)

By now, I've consulted XG evals, but here are my pre-bot thoughts on the problems.

1. There aren't that many choices here. I don't like putting a checker on the 7pt or 9pt, so 13/11 5/1* falls out by elimination. This is a funny score but I don't think it makes a difference to my play.

2. I'll try 10/6 2/1 duplicating 5's since I want to bring a checker within covering range while keeping the shot count down.

3. Again I'd like to create some covering numbers for the blot if I'm missed. 13/9 8/6 maximizes covers but looks too loose, given Black's four-point board. I play 8/6 8/4.

4. It's gammon go so I hit twice with 7/5* 7/2*. The only plausible alternatives play safe, which doesn't seem necessary given Black's weak position.

5. This is the position that suffers most from QF. The answer has to be 7/3 6/3, indirectly protecting our straggler by making a home-board point, because otherwise this would be a boring problem. Over the board, I'd consider this play but would probably chicken out with 10/3 or 10/7 6/2.

6. I don't like 13/3(2) because it abandons our straggler, so I start with 23/13 and look for two more 5's. 11/6(2) keeps the blot count down but I'll try 13/8 11/6 instead, since a blot on our 11pt seems to be more of an asset than a liability.

Messages In This Thread

• Worst Rolls
  othello -- Sunday, 23 October 2011, at 5:37 p.m.
  • Worst Rolls
    kruidenbuiltje -- Sunday, 23 October 2011, at 6:40 p.m.
  • Worst Rolls
    Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 23 October 2011, at 7:16 p.m.
    • Worst Rolls
      othello -- Monday, 24 October 2011, at 7:38 p.m.
  • Worst Rolls
    Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 26 October 2011, at 2:13 p.m.
  • ROLLOUTS
    othello -- Thursday, 27 October 2011, at 12:54 a.m.
    • ROLLOUTS
      othello -- Thursday, 27 October 2011, at 1:51 a.m.
      • ROLLOUTS
        Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 27 October 2011, at 8:29 p.m.