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Daily Quiz 12/18

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Tuesday, 20 December 2011, at 12:19 a.m.

In Response To: Daily Quiz 12/18 (Daily Quiz)

1. I don't think 13/7 is right. We need to keep our checker on the midpoint in order to pressure White's blot. Plus White's 1's are duplicated to hit and cover. Bar/15 activates our otherwise idle spare, but I'm not sure that it accomplishes that much. It's not going to give us a double shot or force White to move since White is already going to want to move that blot. I'll try bar/21 7/1.

2. Making the 5pt is the first candidate but it does give White a lot of ways to hit. However, White has two blots in her board and her 5's are somewhat duplicated. The safe alternative is 13/11 8/7, leaving only 4 indirect shots that don't allow White to safety either home-board blot. Especially with a slight lead in the match, I'm inclined to play safe. 13/11 8/7.

3. We can hit with 22/15*, play safe with 8/2 6/5, or play the bold non-hitting 22/16 6/5. If gammon losses didn't count then maybe hitting would win the most games, since a 22pt-anchor holding game like this one doesn't win very often, but White has only nine dancing rolls and otherwise it's Gammon City. Jumping out without hitting doesn't look good either, so I'm left with 8/2 6/5.

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