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How would you play it...

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Tuesday, 8 December 2009, at 6:01 p.m.

In Response To: How would you play it... (Michael Petch)

I've looked relatively closely at three plays:

Offense: 25/24, 8/7(2), 6/5. Five builders (on four points) aimed at the valuable 4-point.

Defense: 25/23, 24/23, 6/5. Now White's sixes will jump the prime, but Blue's sixes are good for him, too.

Tweener: 25/23, 8/7(2). You get the 7-point for blocking/priming and you get one checker to the edge of the prime. But now Blue has hitting options (including PoH and closeout options).

"Tweeners are usually wrong" and this one doesn't look particularly appetizing. So for me it's down to two plays.

Blue has a much better block but also timing trouble. Making the 23-point still leaves those White checkers behind a 5-prime. Meanwhile making the 7-point pressures Blue where he has the bigger issue -- timing.

Certainly a tough decision for me but I'll go after the counter-prime.

25/24, 8/7(2), 6/5.

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