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How do you define a containment game?

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Friday, 15 September 2023, at 3:12 a.m.

In Response To: How do you define a containment game? (Frank Berger)

Frank Berger wrote:

I'm thinking about what a containment game is. My current definition is:

1 checker between 24-15, 14 checkers in Home or Off

I don't understand this definition. In all the positions below, Blue has 1 checker between 24-15, and 14 checkers in Home or Off. I wouldn't call these containment games.





White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 9
Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaver
pip: 88
score: 0

Blue is Player 1
XGID=---BADG---------A-----ac--:1:1:1:00:0:0:3:0:10
Blue on roll, cube action?
White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 82
Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaver
pip: 82
score: 0

Blue is Player 1
XGID=-aBCCCC------------ccccbA-:1:1:1:00:0:0:3:0:10
Blue on roll, cube action?
White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 31
Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaver
pip: 73
score: 0

Blue is Player 1
XGID=aBBBBCC-------------A--c--:1:1:1:00:0:0:3:0:10
Blue on roll, cube action?
White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 71
Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaver
pip: 84
score: 0

Blue is Player 1
XGID=--BBCCD----------b-f-d-Ac-:1:1:1:00:0:0:3:0:10
Blue on roll, cube action?

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