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Bot backgame comparison Redux

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Thursday, 17 December 2009, at 3:42 a.m.

In Response To: Bot backgame comparison Redux (Daniel Murphy)

Daniel Murphy wrote:

As White I'd be happy (generally, depending on the rolls that come) to send six more checkers back.

Explain this to me. It seems to me that there is a good chance that any Blue checkers that aren't sent back will be subjected to forced burial. This is true regardless of whether Blue has 10 checkers back or 4 checkers back. If so, then surely it is better for Blue to bury fewer checkers by having more checkers sent back. The time that Blue spends dancing might even help Blue avoid burying his few forward checkers. What is wrong with this reasoning?

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