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trick question -- gotcha!

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Saturday, 13 June 2009, at 5:50 p.m.

In Response To: a backgammon problem (Chuck Bower)

Congrats to MCG for pointing out that this was a cube problem. Posting it as a cube problem is like waving a red flag at a bull. You don't get that kind of help in real life.

Others may have felt it was a cube and didn't bother mentioning it. You should be your own (stringent) judge. The players who are honest about their own shortcomings and mistakes are the ones who improve the most.

See the rollouts (next post) of both cube- and checker-play (assuming no cubeturn).

Messages In This Thread

• a backgammon problem
  Chuck Bower -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 5:46 p.m.
  • a backgammon problem
    Keene -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 6:04 p.m.
    • a backgammon problem
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 6:59 p.m.
      • a backgammon problem
        Keene -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 7:06 p.m.
        • a backgammon problem
          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 7:15 p.m.
          • a backgammon problem
            David -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 7:37 p.m.
        • a backgammon problem
          adambulldog -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 8:10 p.m.
          • a backgammon problem
            Keene -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 8:45 p.m.
            • a backgammon problem
              adambulldog -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 9:05 p.m.
              • a backgammon problem
                Keene -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 9:33 p.m.
      • a backgammon problem
        Rich Munitz -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 7:18 p.m.
        • a backgammon problem
          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 7:22 p.m.
      • a backgammon problem
        Michael Petch -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 7:46 p.m.
        • a backgammon problem
          Keene -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 7:50 p.m.
  • a backgammon problem
    pontiac -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 6:33 p.m.
  • a backgammon problem
    Bill Riles -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 6:37 p.m.
  • a backgammon problem
    Michael Petch -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 6:39 p.m.
  • a backgammon problem
    Rich Munitz -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 6:55 p.m.
  • a backgammon problem
    Barry Silliman -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 7:18 p.m.
    • a backgammon problem
      Vadim Musaelyan -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 7:23 p.m.
  • a backgammon problem
    John O'Hagan -- Friday, 12 June 2009, at 8:20 p.m.
  • trick question -- gotcha!
    Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 13 June 2009, at 5:50 p.m.
    • Rollouts
      Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 13 June 2009, at 5:53 p.m.