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Nactations of 41S-22E-32

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Monday, 12 March 2012, at 5:46 p.m.

In Response To: Nactations of 41S-22E-32 (Taper_Mike)

41S-22E-32

Thorough and accurate explanation of the Nactation as usual, Mike. Thanks.

I offer two clarifications:

(1) Three of David's four Nactations are perfect, and the other one I'd categorize as "acceptable." 23/20 9/7 (which you typoed as 23/20 9/6 in your reply) is best nactated as capital B. Fortunately, David's inaccuracy of using lower-case "b" is inconsequential because (as you noted) there is only one member in the B family.

[A minor issue: I don't understand your comment about David including a member of the S or Z family in the B family -- I don't see that he did that. I may be missing your point.]

(2) Reminder: When a single checker makes the entire move, the higher number is played first when possible, a Nactation rule that occasionally comes into play. That is why one should think of 9/4 as 9/6/4 (and therefore a member of the A family) with the 3 played and then the 2 played, and NOT as 9/7/4 -- i.e., 9/4 is excluded from the O family. The value of this rule is an overall increase in the use of capital letters.

Nack

Messages In This Thread

• Nactation help 41S-22E-32
  David Rockwell -- Monday, 12 March 2012, at 1:43 a.m.
  • Nactations of 41S-22E-32
    Taper_Mike -- Monday, 12 March 2012, at 3:53 a.m.
    • Nactations of 41S-22E-32
      storm -- Monday, 12 March 2012, at 7:35 a.m.
      • Nactations of 41S-22E-32
        Nack Ballard -- Monday, 12 March 2012, at 5:53 p.m.
        • Nactations of 41S-22E-32
          storm -- Tuesday, 13 March 2012, at 7:48 a.m.
    • Nactations of 41S-22E-32
      Nack Ballard -- Monday, 12 March 2012, at 5:46 p.m.
      • Nactations of 41S-22E-32
        David Rockwell -- Monday, 12 March 2012, at 7:50 p.m.
      • Nactations of 41S-22E-32
        Taper_Mike -- Monday, 12 March 2012, at 7:55 p.m.