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Proto backgame 151214

Posted By: Casper Van der Tak
Date: Tuesday, 15 December 2015, at 8:25 a.m.

In Response To: Proto backgame 151214 (svilo)

This position is in between going backward and going forward - not enough pips behind to go back, too many behind to go forward. I'd play B/20 6/4* for the following reasons: (1) We may recycle the unproductive checker on the 2; (2) we may prevent White from covering the 4; (3) our third checker on the 20 is well positioned to jump into action; (4) we may make our own 4 point; (5) this play is likely to change the status of the race drastically over the next few rolls, so that we can go forward or backward (or both) instead of neither of the two.

I think the main alternative is B/23 13/8 but that is a bit frontloaded, and we may not be able to jump the checker on the 23 conveniently.

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