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Position of the Day 03-03-26

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Monday, 9 March 2026, at 9:46 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 03-03-26 (Stick)

Three plays that I see are worth considering:

20/15* -- gets moving but leaves a lot of shots (19?). Wins some gammons but that requires a lot of good sequences.

2*(2) -- 13 excellent rolls for White, and another 5 or so are OK (entering on the 24-pt). As above, when things go well you get gammons.

5/3, 4/1 -- locks up the 6-prime. White gets a lot of rolls that make a 3rd blocking point but even then Blue's blocked rolls mostly play OK. E.g. assume White makes her 10-pt. Only Blue's immediate 31 and 53 do nothing other than break the 8-pt. There are certainly gammons here, and as the old cliche' goes: it's hard to win a gammon if you lose the game.

I recall Robertie in Advanced Backgammon saying that when a 6 prime breaks you're still (usually) left with a 5-prime as consolation.

5/3, 4/1.

Messages In This Thread

• Position of the Day 03-03-26
  Stick -- Monday, 9 March 2026, at 5:23 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 03-03-26
    ah_clem -- Monday, 9 March 2026, at 8:51 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 03-03-26
    John O'Hagan -- Monday, 9 March 2026, at 9:41 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 03-03-26
    Chuck Bower -- Monday, 9 March 2026, at 9:46 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 03-03-26
    Elizabeth (erichktn @ DG) -- Tuesday, 10 March 2026, at 9:34 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 03-03-26 - Rollout
    Stick -- Wednesday, 11 March 2026, at 5:40 a.m.
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      Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 15 March 2026, at 5:47 p.m.