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Blue to play 31

Posted By: joe freedman
Date: Friday, 12 March 2010, at 10:33 p.m.

In Response To: Blue to play 31 (Paul Weaver)

Not obvious to me. 6-3 unstacks, but is likely to get hit and sent back to the deuce point (or maybe the ace, for an ill-timed ace-deuce game). More importantly, if missed it serves no useful purpose. 8-5 might work -- if missed (13 numbers, only 2 of which hit on 24 pt), blue could make some blocking points, escape checkers, etc. 9-6 is the safest play, at least immediately. It only gets hit w/5 shots, and of course white will also hit on ace point with most 2s. But blue is much less likely to be put on the bar, and escape from the 23 point is thereby facilitated. 55 and 66 become awesome. On balance: B-24*, 9-6.

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