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Don't leave any shots #2

Posted By: Stick
Date: Monday, 4 February 2013, at 9:03 p.m.

In Response To: Don't leave any shots #2 (Timothy Chow)

I am having a hard time seeing anything other than what I'd call the standard or normal play of 7, 5. We can't possibly leave either of our anchors meaning there are only two sixes left. We have two anchors as just mentioned meaning getting hit isn't detrimental really to our overall chances and the other six is burying deep with 6/2 which is awful. When you're in a backgame you violently need to make your points in order. You lack the material to make a full board because you have so many men back so the ones you do use to make the board need to make the right points.

That means 13/7 is the only 6 left. After that 8/5 seems like the obvious three. Maybe both down from the mid to avoid some shots is better but I'd stick to putting my checkers where they belong when I'm in a backgame.

7, 5

Stick

Messages In This Thread

• Don't leave any shots #2
  Timothy Chow -- Monday, 4 February 2013, at 5:40 p.m.
  • Don't leave any shots #2
    Chase -- Monday, 4 February 2013, at 6:36 p.m.
  • Don't leave any shots #2
    Stick -- Monday, 4 February 2013, at 9:03 p.m.
  • Rollout: Don't leave any shots #2
    Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 6 February 2013, at 1:33 a.m.