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Rollout

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Monday, 2 February 2009, at 7:27 p.m.

In Response To: Rollout (Martin)

Move the 2 white checkers to the ace point to eliminate the 21 anti-joker. You'll then find that 1/off 6/4 is correct. Still wrong to just shift the spares. It is important in these positions to keep spares on the high points so that they can bear off without opening for large numbers, and serve as attackers in case the opponent enters. Key is that by bearing off a checker from the ace point is that when the opponent enters, they are still stuck behind a 5-prime. You don't win these games by clearing from the rear and avoiding leaving shots. You win by bearing off checkers and getting missed or getting hit but containing anyway.

Messages In This Thread

• Quick bear-off
  Martin -- Sunday, 1 February 2009, at 1:19 p.m.
  • Quick bear-off
    Neil Robins -- Sunday, 1 February 2009, at 2:34 p.m.
    • Quick bear-off
      Bill Davis -- Sunday, 1 February 2009, at 2:59 p.m.
  • Quick bear-off
    Bill Riles -- Sunday, 1 February 2009, at 4:11 p.m.
  • Quick bear-off
    pontiac -- Sunday, 1 February 2009, at 4:11 p.m.
  • Quick bear-off
    Frank_N_Stein -- Monday, 2 February 2009, at 6:13 p.m.
  • Rollout
    Martin -- Monday, 2 February 2009, at 6:57 p.m.
    • Rollout
      Rich Munitz -- Monday, 2 February 2009, at 7:27 p.m.
      • Another Rollout
        Martin -- Monday, 2 February 2009, at 9:55 p.m.
        • Another Rollout
          Bill Riles -- Monday, 2 February 2009, at 10:12 p.m.
        • Rollout if op has 14 men off
          neilkaz -- Tuesday, 3 February 2009, at 3:25 a.m.
          • Rollout if op has 14 men off
            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 3 February 2009, at 6:09 a.m.
            • Rollout if op has 14 men off
              neilkaz -- Tuesday, 3 February 2009, at 12:44 p.m.
              • Rollout if op has 14 men off
                Walter Trice -- Tuesday, 3 February 2009, at 7:26 p.m.
                • GNU rollout doesn't agree w/u
                  neilkaz -- Tuesday, 3 February 2009, at 9:00 p.m.
                  • What I meant was...
                    Walter Trice -- Tuesday, 3 February 2009, at 9:13 p.m.
                    • As in this here rollout
                      Walter Trice -- Tuesday, 3 February 2009, at 10:11 p.m.
            • Rollout if op has 14 men off
              Philippe Michel -- Tuesday, 3 February 2009, at 9:20 p.m.
    • Rollout
      Frank_N_Stein -- Tuesday, 3 February 2009, at 12:40 p.m.