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Is 44 the toughest roll to play?

Posted By: Casper van der Tak
Date: Wednesday, 23 January 2013, at 4:21 p.m.

In Response To: Is 44 the toughest roll to play? (poseidon)

13/5(2).

22/14(2) is tempting, but leaves 7 checkers inflexible lumped together, and only 2 spares to make new points. It is not so easy to improve on that positionally, because there is little flexibility. Of course, gaining a race lead and partially disengaging is good for winning the game, so it is the DMP play, but as it leaves us weak upfront with only 8 in the zone, at the expense of net gammons.

13/5(2) makes a very good point, leaving us with a better prime, better board, and better anchor, a clear positional edge that is difficult to counter. It looks good with gammons counting.

Messages In This Thread

• Is 44 the toughest roll to play?
  poseidon -- Wednesday, 23 January 2013, at 12:27 p.m.
  • Is 44 the toughest roll to play?
    Michael Depreli -- Wednesday, 23 January 2013, at 1:02 p.m.
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      Michael Depreli -- Wednesday, 23 January 2013, at 3:48 p.m.
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    Chase -- Wednesday, 23 January 2013, at 3:31 p.m.
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    Smcrtorchs -- Wednesday, 23 January 2013, at 3:59 p.m.
  • Is 44 the toughest roll to play?
    Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 23 January 2013, at 4:21 p.m.
  • Is 44 the toughest roll to play?
    ah_clem -- Wednesday, 23 January 2013, at 4:48 p.m.
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    Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 23 January 2013, at 5:45 p.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 23 January 2013, at 6:17 p.m.
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    mtuhtan -- Wednesday, 23 January 2013, at 6:22 p.m.
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      neilkaz -- Thursday, 24 January 2013, at 5:50 p.m.
  • Is 44 the toughest roll to play? Rollout
    poseidon -- Tuesday, 29 January 2013, at 12:23 p.m.