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64P-32D-51S-64 and variant

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Monday, 21 February 2011, at 8:18 p.m.

In Response To: Reminds me of this position from a "cameron" quiz (Timothy Chow)

From Backgammon Openings, page 104:

151 64P-32D-51S-64 162

151 64P-21$-64K-5-63H-54-65R-55B-52Z-64 169

In a dramatic equity swing, the ranking of the top three plays is reversed in the second position (from 2pt 4pt 7pt, to 7pt 4pt 2pt), which demonstrates the importance of paying attention to distribution.

However, as the positions in this thread will have illustrated (assuming that all answers are forthcoming), it is not automatically correct to point on the 2pt just because there are five checkers on the 6pt and/or four checkers on the 8pt, nor is it correct to make a higher point (anchor or otherwise) just because there are only three checkers on the 8pt and/or 6pt.

Nack

Messages In This Thread

• 54S-11S-41U-64
  Stick -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 1:21 p.m.
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    christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 1:31 p.m.
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    higonefive -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 5:23 p.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 5:29 p.m.
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    neilkaz -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 5:42 p.m.
  • 54S-11e-41U-64 and 54S-11e-31V-64
    Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 9:24 p.m.
    • 54S-11e-41U-64 and 54S-11e-31V-64
      David Rockwell -- Sunday, 20 February 2011, at 12:18 a.m.
    • Reminds me of this position from a "cameron" quiz
      Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 20 February 2011, at 8:30 p.m.
      • 64P-32D-51S-64 and variant
        Nack Ballard -- Monday, 21 February 2011, at 8:18 p.m.
  • 54S-11S-41U-64
    fomalhaut -- Saturday, 19 February 2011, at 9:33 p.m.