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Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Sunday, 24 January 2010, at 7:23 p.m.

In Response To: ultimate42 (Bob Koca)

I don't see any immediate blotting numbers after either 2/off 1/off or 6/4 5/4. In fact, after 2/off 1/off, I don't see any sequences of two rolls that leave a blot, whereas after 6/4 5/4 there are some (e.g., 6-3 6-3, or 6-6 5-2, maybe others). So I don't see any downside to taking two off.

If we move two of Black's checkers from the 2-point to the 1-point, then after 2/off 1/off, we have some sequences of two rolls that blot (e.g., 6-2 6-2 or 5-2 5-2 or 6-2 5-2 or 5-2 6-2). That looks like a closer decision.

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  Bob Koca -- Sunday, 24 January 2010, at 3:13 a.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Sunday, 24 January 2010, at 3:15 a.m.
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    Stick -- Sunday, 24 January 2010, at 3:35 a.m.
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    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Sunday, 24 January 2010, at 11:02 a.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 24 January 2010, at 7:23 p.m.
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    Nack Ballard -- Monday, 25 January 2010, at 3:18 a.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Monday, 25 January 2010, at 5:32 a.m.
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        Stick -- Monday, 25 January 2010, at 6:10 a.m.
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          Timothy Chow -- Monday, 25 January 2010, at 3:26 p.m.
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            Stick -- Monday, 25 January 2010, at 3:47 p.m.
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              Nack Ballard -- Monday, 25 January 2010, at 4:56 p.m.
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          Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 26 January 2010, at 4:56 a.m.
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        Nack Ballard -- Monday, 25 January 2010, at 6:12 a.m.
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          Timothy Chow -- Monday, 25 January 2010, at 3:18 p.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 26 January 2010, at 7:14 a.m.
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      Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 26 January 2010, at 4:18 p.m.