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Advanced Backgammon part 22A

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Sunday, 15 March 2009, at 3:14 p.m.

In Response To: Advanced Backgammon part 22A (Matt Cohn-Geier)

212: toughest of the three for me. White's position is getting better. Blue's is getting worse (at least for the race). If pay-now, not necessarily out of the woods as 10 numbers won't free the remaining checker next turn.

I had a somewhat similar position recently where I was trying to avoid getting another checker sent back behind a prime and I paid now (with an indirect) which turned out to be wrong by a significant amount. The interesting thing here is that there is still life-after-hit. That may be enough to swing this to a pay-now. (QF says pay-later, IMO.)

13/4.

213: If Blue gives up the 7-point he leaves 8 shots next turn (all 6's except 6-1 and 6-6) plus gives up the 6-point with many 5's. I'll volunteer the extra five shots this turn, even though there isn't much life-after-hit here.

13/7, 13/10.

214: Blue has two problem points to clear which translates to an easy take, IMO. OTOH, 20 pip racing leads against the 20-point holder gives repeated market losers, making this a double.

D+T.

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