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Twenty-point Mystery -- SOLUTION

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Sunday, 24 March 2019, at 2:33 a.m.

In Response To: Twenty-point Mystery (Nack Ballard)

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 155 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 181 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-a----E-C---eC-b-b-eB---B-:0:0:1:00:0:0:3:0:10
Each side played twice

From the standard opening position, each side (legally) moved twice. How is this possible?

SOLUTION

Congratulations to Bob Koca, Casper, Brian Lonergan and Joe Russell, for solving the Twenty-point Mystery!

Here is the sequence:

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 167 Unlimited Game Beaver pip: 162 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-b--A-EAA---eE---c-e----B-:0:0:-1:33:0:0:2:0:10
White to play 33

Blue wins the opening roll of 41 and uses it to break his 8pt, as shown above.

White rolls 33, and...

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 155 Unlimited Game Beaver pip: 201 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-a----E-A-a-eE---b-ea---BB:0:0:1:55:0:0:2:0:10
Blue played 41O, White replied with 33C

White hit twice with the sophisticated 33C (24/21*/18*15 8/5).

Blue rolled 55 and...

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 175 Unlimited Game Beaver pip: 181 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=aa----E-C-a-eC---b-eB---B-:0:0:-1:55:0:0:2:0:10
Blue played 41O, White played 33C, Blue played 55B

With his 55, Blue entered and replenished his 8pt with 55B.

Here, White rolls 55, with which she makes the 10pt, thereby reaching the target/final position below.

Nack

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 155 Unlimited Game Beaver pip: 181 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-a----E-C---eC-b-b-eB---B-:0:0:1:00:0:0:2:0:10
Final Position

Messages In This Thread

• Twenty-point Mystery
  Nack Ballard -- Friday, 22 March 2019, at 3:39 a.m.
  • Twenty-point Mystery
    Bob Koca -- Friday, 22 March 2019, at 5:25 a.m.
    • Twenty-point Mystery
      Casper Van der Tak -- Friday, 22 March 2019, at 8:26 a.m.
  • Twenty-point Mystery -- SOLUTION
    Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 24 March 2019, at 2:33 a.m.