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Nactations of 62S-33, 63S-33, 64S-33 — Clarifying the P (Point) Family

Posted By: Taper_Mike
Date: Monday, 5 December 2011, at 2:41 a.m.

In Response To: Nactation Questions — Clarifying the P (Point) family (Taper_Mike)

62S-33 Blue to play 33

63S-33 Blue to play 33

64S-33 Blue to play 33

Before the P (Point) family got its dedication clause, the very important openings above could be confusing to a nactator. Should the best play, 13/7*(2), be nactated D (Down)? Perhaps it should be P (Point). What about that tricky "wrinkle" in Hit/Point/Six? In his classic post describing the best 33 replies to any opening roll, Nack used 7 (Seven) as the Nactation of 13/7*(2). Under the Nactation revisions made public this fall, all are correct. The very intuitive P (Point) is now my favorite. According to Nack, the P (Point) family uses the Hit/Most/Six rule "as much as reasonably possible." In the same post, Nack states, "Numerals (0 through 9) seem to conform [to Hit/Most/Six] as well." Mike

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P (Point) Family

Traditional Notation	Far	Down	Jump	Inside	Hits on These Points (more is better) (higher is better)	Owned Points Not Held by All Members in Family (more is better) (closer to 6pt is better)	Blot and Spare Destinations (closer to 6pt is better) (outer board: farther is better)	Nactation
13/7*(2)					7pt*	7pt		P
8/2(2)						2pt*		p
24/18(2)						18pt*		P

^*This is the deciding criterion.

D (Down) Family

Traditional Notation	Far 0	Down 4	Jump 0	Inside 0	Hits on These Points (more is better) (higher is better)	Owned Points Not Held by All Members in Family (more is better) (closer to 6pt is better)	Blot and Spare Destinations (closer to 6pt is better) (outer board: farther is better)	Nactation
13/7*(2)		13/10 13/10 10/7* 10/7			7pt*	7pt* 13pt		D
13/10(2), 13/7*		13/10 13/10 13/10 10/7*			7pt*	10pt* 13pt	7pt	d
13/10(4)		13/10 13/10 13/10 13/10				10pt*		D

^*This is the deciding criterion.

7 (Seven) Family

Traditional Notation	Far	Down	Jump	Inside	Hits on These Points (more is better) (higher is better)	Owned Points Not Held by All Members in Family (more is better) (closer to 6pt is better)	Blot and Spare Destinations (closer to 6pt is better) (outer board: farther is better)	Nactation
13/7*(2)					7pt	7pt*		7
13/10(2), 13/7*					7pt	10pt*		7

^*This is the deciding criterion.

Messages In This Thread

• Nactation Questions — Clarifying the P (Point) family
  Taper_Mike -- Sunday, 6 November 2011, at 12:48 a.m.
  • Nactation Questions — Clarifying the P (Point) family
    Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 6 November 2011, at 2:45 a.m.
    • Nactation Questions — Clarifying the P (Point) family
      Taper_Mike -- Sunday, 18 December 2011, at 9:04 p.m.
      • Nactation Questions — Clarifying the P (Point) family
        Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 18 December 2011, at 10:45 p.m.
  • Nactations of 62S-33, 63S-33, 64S-33 — Clarifying the P (Point) Family
    Taper_Mike -- Monday, 5 December 2011, at 2:41 a.m.
    • Nactations of 62S-33, 63S-33, 64S-33 — Clarifying the P (Point) Family
      Nack Ballard -- Monday, 5 December 2011, at 4:32 a.m.
      • Self-correction
        Nack Ballard -- Monday, 5 December 2011, at 5:47 p.m.
        • Nactations of 62S-33, 63S-33, 64S-33 — Clarifying the P (Point) Family
          Taper_Mike -- Tuesday, 6 December 2011, at 12:12 a.m.