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Understanding opening replies: 64

Posted By: Francesco
Date: Wednesday, 13 May 2026, at 7:11 p.m.

Hello everyone. A few days ago I was going through opening replies.

Money Game
Blue to play 64

White	160
Blue	167
GNUBg Id: 4HPhASLgc/ABMA:cAkaAAAAAAAA XGID=-a--a-E-C---dE--ac-e----B-:0:0:1:64:0:0:0:0:10

In this position, I chose 24/18 8/4*. It is wrong, and the correct play is to run (24/14).

Upon seeing the answer, I thought: "It makes sense. I am stripping my 8 point. Moreover, if White enters with 6x, he has a very good 6, hitting from the 13."

I then slightly modified the position (White's blot is on the 5-point, we roll 63). This position obviously cannot come up in live play on the second roll, but I wanted to test whether my intuition was correct.

Money Game
Blue to play 63

White	159
Blue	167
GNUBg Id: 4HPhASHgc/ABMA:cIkZAAAAAAAA XGID=-a---aE-C---dE--ac-e----B-:0:0:1:63:0:0:0:0:10

In this case, hitting is better (24/18 8/5*), running is a ~0.030 mistake.

What has changed? Can I chalk it up to "the 5-point is more important than the 4-point"?

Messages In This Thread

• Understanding opening replies: 64
  Francesco -- Wednesday, 13 May 2026, at 7:11 p.m.
  • Understanding opening replies: 64
    Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 13 May 2026, at 9:11 p.m.
  • Understanding opening replies: 64
    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 15 May 2026, at 2:12 a.m.