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Enough rope to hang myself

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Friday, 8 March 2013, at 2:21 a.m.

In Response To: Enough rope to hang myself (Timothy Chow)

At this score there is value to winning a (undoubled) gammon. After finishing the play Blue will still be down 14+4 pips. Blue already has the better homeboard quality and 5/1*(2) give him the better homeboard quantity. Magriel's safe-vs-bold criteria point towards 'bold'.

After 25/20, 6/1*(2) there still remains a 5 to play. I don't like hopping into the outfield -- maybe I'll want to anchor on one of those back points, and if opp is going to hit I prefer to maximize return shots. 13/8 brings a builder down (safely) but 11/6 may be better since it doesn't leave the extra blot and puts a spare in the (general) best place one can be. Still, 13/8 creates three builders for the (unfortunately now inefficient) 7-point.

I'm going with general principles over tactics.

25/20, 6/1*(2), 11/6

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