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Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Monday, 12 April 2010, at 3:25 p.m.

In Response To: RO (Chase)

I think this is a good illustration of the long-term danger of leaving gaps in the board. 10/6(2) might be safest next roll, but the next roll may be the least dangerous time for you to leave a shot, because Black's board is going to get stronger with time. Note that 6-3, 5-3, and 4-3 are bad and will continue to be bad unless you manage to fill in the 3-point. And with 8 checkers on the 6-point and 4 on the 5-point, the chances are that you'll roll enough 5's to cause you problems even if you fill in a gap.

If you want to experiment with variations, here are some variations I would try.

1. Cover Black's 4-point blot.
2. Move Yellow's outfield point from the 10-point to the 8-point.
3. Move some of the spares from the 6-point to the 5-point and/or the 4-point.

If you find any of these variations interesting, please post the rollouts.

Messages In This Thread

• 22 bear-in
  Chase -- Friday, 9 April 2010, at 7:08 p.m.
  • 22 bear-in
    Timothy Chow -- Friday, 9 April 2010, at 8:38 p.m.
  • 22 bear-in
    johnk -- Saturday, 10 April 2010, at 8:53 p.m.
    • 22 bear-in
      johnk -- Saturday, 10 April 2010, at 8:56 p.m.
  • 22 bear-in
    Chase -- Sunday, 11 April 2010, at 4:44 a.m.
  • RO
    Chase -- Monday, 12 April 2010, at 5:48 a.m.
    • RO
      Stick -- Monday, 12 April 2010, at 6:12 a.m.
      • RO
        Chase -- Monday, 12 April 2010, at 6:16 a.m.
    • RO
      Timothy Chow -- Monday, 12 April 2010, at 3:25 p.m.