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Daily Quiz 3/20

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Sunday, 1 April 2012, at 2:06 a.m.

In Response To: Daily Quiz 3/20 (Daily Quiz)

1. Can White win 33%? I think so, since the pip count is even and White has the stronger board. Blue kills his own gammons by redoubling, but this still looks like a double to me. D/T.

2. 4a2a often plays like GG. The first play I see is 23/13(2), but then almost everything hits. So I think we need to hit with 6/1*. But then I think we still need to get our back checkers moving. 23/18 23/13 6/1* is my play, but this is a weird position and I'm not confident that I'm reading it correctly.

3. It's GG. 5/2 is forced. 5/3* leaves 13 shots and 2/off leaves 12 shots. Since 2/off leaves Blue with an odd number of checkers, it probably doesn't save a roll, so I think hitting should win a few more gammons. Blue is far from a favorite to win a gammon but I think it's still worth going for the extra gammons. 5/3* 5/2, but it's probably close since bearing an extra checker and reducing the shot count by 1 must count for something.

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