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Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 12:45 a.m.

In Response To: OTB and RO (neilkaz)

I have a question that I forgot to ask...how did your opponent end up with those gaps in the home board in the first place? Were they forced by bad dice or did he voluntarily bury checkers to the ace point instead of clearing from the rear? Surely those gaps can't be good even though the 3-prime partially blocks your checkers from getting out and around? Or is it sometimes a legitimate strategy not to clear from the rear if the backgamer is on the verge of crunching and you want to help him along by forcing him to play large numbers up front rather than by abandoning an anchor?

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• The 32 backgame seems to have worked
  neilkaz -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 12:43 a.m.
  • The 32 backgame seems to have worked
    Chase -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 12:54 a.m.
    • The 32 backgame seems to have worked
      neilkaz -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 1:01 a.m.
      • The 32 backgame seems to have worked
        Chase -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 1:08 a.m.
        • The 32 backgame seems to have worked
          neilkaz -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 1:32 a.m.
        • The 32 backgame seems to have worked
          Joe Russell -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 2:44 p.m.
      • The 32 backgame seems to have worked
        Bob Koca -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 3:19 a.m.
        • The 32 backgame seems to have worked
          eXtreme Gammon -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 3:45 a.m.
        • The 32 backgame seems to have worked
          Chase -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 3:10 p.m.
  • The 32 backgame seems to have worked
    David Rockwell -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 1:16 a.m.
  • The 32 backgame seems to have worked
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 1:52 a.m.
  • The 32 backgame seems to have worked
    John O'Hagan -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 5:47 a.m.
  • The 32 backgame seems to have worked
    jdg -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 1:35 p.m.
    • The 32 backgame seems to have worked
      Timothy Chow -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 2:24 p.m.
  • OTB and RO
    neilkaz -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 7:43 p.m.
    • OTB and RO
      Timothy Chow -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 8:23 p.m.
      • OTB and RO
        neilkaz -- Monday, 22 March 2010, at 11:55 p.m.
        • OTB and RO
          Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 12:45 a.m.
          • OTB and RO
            neilkaz -- Tuesday, 23 March 2010, at 7:01 p.m.