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Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008, at 10:20 p.m.

In Response To: match cube action (David Rockwell)

One thing I can say for sure is that I'm taking this as Blue. (Note I didn't say I was sure it's a take!)

Blue's -->8 window opens pretty early, a combination of the gammonless score consideration as well as the fact that many losses on 4 will be gammons (for the match).

White's two charbroiled spares on the acepoint are very bad. Yes, most fours don't play but that doesn't compensate enough. I wonder what the chances are of White getting his/her back checkers out before breaking the 6-point are.

"Four (in a row) is more than you think." (Apologies to Magriel for quoting out of context.)

As far as the double goes, where are the market losers? Even 2-2 -- one of the best to get-to-the-edge rolls, anyway -- isn't so nice.

N+T is my thinking.

Messages In This Thread

• match cube action
  David Rockwell -- Wednesday, 14 May 2008, at 10:04 p.m.
  • match cube action
    Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 14 May 2008, at 10:20 p.m.
  • match cube action
    John O'Hagan -- Thursday, 15 May 2008, at 2:13 a.m.
  • match cube action
    Stanley E. Richards -- Thursday, 15 May 2008, at 2:19 a.m.
  • match cube action
    Stick -- Thursday, 15 May 2008, at 3:27 a.m.
    • match cube action
      David Rockwell -- Thursday, 15 May 2008, at 4:33 a.m.