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Rollout Posted; Only A Freak Would Get It Right OTB

Posted By: David Rockwell
Date: Sunday, 1 August 2010, at 2:10 p.m.

In Response To: Rollout Posted; Only A Freak Would Get It Right OTB (Paul Weaver)

I would not have played this correctly OTB. Here is my computer aided analysis.

Player 2's plan is to race. Ideally, he would like to disengage. Player 1's plan is to hit a checker and then contain it. Player 2 may further his plan by hitting and keeping Player 1 busy while coming home. But, hitting is incidental to the overall plan. In general, when following a plan of hitting a checker, it is best to stay back.

Shots after the two plays are close, 14 to 10. They are even closer when we consider that hitting with 21 & 33 aren't that great. The smaller number of shots doesn't yield much for the 20-16 play.

The big swing comes when there is no hit and Player 1 profits from keeping a checker back on the five point. Look at each position after 42, 62, 64 & 65. All of these play far better with a checker on the 20 point.

Messages In This Thread

• Tricky Endgam 43
  Paul Weaver -- Sunday, 1 August 2010, at 12:29 a.m.
  • Tricky Endgam 43
    Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 1 August 2010, at 3:20 a.m.
  • Tricky Endgam 43
    christian munk-christensen -- Sunday, 1 August 2010, at 5:26 a.m.
  • Rollout Posted; Only A Freak Would Get It Right OTB
    Paul Weaver -- Sunday, 1 August 2010, at 8:38 a.m.
    • Rollout Posted; Only A Freak Would Get It Right OTB
      Carlo Melzi -- Sunday, 1 August 2010, at 9:56 a.m.
      • Rollout Posted; Only A Freak Would Get It Right OTB
        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Sunday, 1 August 2010, at 10:16 a.m.
    • Rollout Posted; Only A Freak Would Get It Right OTB
      David Rockwell -- Sunday, 1 August 2010, at 2:10 p.m.
    • Rollout Posted; Only A Freak Would Get It Right OTB
      Steve Mellen -- Sunday, 1 August 2010, at 2:42 p.m.
    • Rollout Posted; Only A Freak Would Get It Right OTB
      Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 1 August 2010, at 5:41 p.m.