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3 x 5 backgammon puzzle (slight spoiler)

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Monday, 21 June 2010, at 10:38 p.m.

In Response To: 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle (slight spoiler) (Stein Kulseth)

Well done. That's my 0-pip solution as well -- probably the only one that exists.

The other half of the problem (updated with the 3-move info) is:

Starting from the opening position of backgammon, and after three full moves (total of six rolls), both players have three checkers on each of five different points. What is the maximum difference in pipcounts (between the two players)?

High score so far (held by Stein): 6 pips

Nack

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• 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle
  Nack Ballard -- Monday, 21 June 2010, at 3:42 a.m.
  • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle
    Bob Koca -- Monday, 21 June 2010, at 5:54 a.m.
    • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle
      Stick -- Monday, 21 June 2010, at 5:59 a.m.
      • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle, my answer
        Bob Koca -- Monday, 21 June 2010, at 6:16 a.m.
        • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle, my answer
          Bob Koca -- Monday, 21 June 2010, at 6:30 a.m.
  • Most checkers on the bar
    Stein Kulseth -- Monday, 21 June 2010, at 10:27 a.m.
    • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle
      Stein Kulseth -- Monday, 21 June 2010, at 10:29 a.m.
      • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle
        Stein Kulseth -- Monday, 21 June 2010, at 10:50 a.m.
        • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle
          Nack Ballard -- Monday, 21 June 2010, at 5:25 p.m.
          • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle (slight spoiler)
            Stein Kulseth -- Monday, 21 June 2010, at 9:19 p.m.
            • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle (slight spoiler)
              Nack Ballard -- Monday, 21 June 2010, at 10:38 p.m.
              • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle (slight spoiler)
                Stein Kulseth -- Tuesday, 22 June 2010, at 12:38 a.m.
                • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle (slight spoiler)
                  Stein Kulseth -- Tuesday, 22 June 2010, at 1:19 a.m.
                  • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle (partial answer)
                    Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 22 June 2010, at 3:58 a.m.
                    • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle (partial answer)
                      Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 22 June 2010, at 8:14 a.m.
                      • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle (partial answer)
                        Stein Kulseth -- Wednesday, 23 June 2010, at 12:21 p.m.
                        • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle (partial answer)
                          Stein Kulseth -- Wednesday, 23 June 2010, at 4:19 p.m.
                          • 3 x 5 backgammon puzzle (partial answer)
                            Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 23 June 2010, at 9:32 p.m.