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Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Sunday, 13 January 2013, at 12:48 a.m.

In Response To: 22? (Karl Frogner)

Not a happy position. The first option to consider is 13/9(2), trying to counterprime without leaving any blots. White's prime will break if she doesn't roll a 5 or a 6, and avoiding blots will keep ourgammon losses down.

Another idea is to try to force White back onto the 1pt. I don't see a good way to do this, though. 7/5*(2) 8/4* maybe? The trouble is that if we're hit back then we lose more gammons and also we've hastened our own crunching process. Even if we make our five-prime, White may dance for a while and not crunch. Difficult decision but I'll go with my first inclination of 13/9(2).

Messages In This Thread

• 22?
  Karl Frogner -- Saturday, 12 January 2013, at 5:49 p.m.
  • 22?
    Chase -- Saturday, 12 January 2013, at 9:29 p.m.
    • 22?
      Karl Frogner -- Sunday, 13 January 2013, at 2:55 p.m.
      • 22?
        Chase -- Sunday, 13 January 2013, at 10:22 p.m.
  • 22?
    Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 13 January 2013, at 12:48 a.m.