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dissenting opinion

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Wednesday, 27 April 2011, at 5:11 p.m.

In Response To: 11 to play at this difficult score (neilkaz)

Occasionally I'll post after reading the responses of others, always explicitly indicating that in my post. Usually I'll do that if the play I chose (before reading responses) is different than those of the responders. (Obviously Neil at least had something else in mind as a serious contender or he wouldn't have posted this.)

My recollection (from long ago) is that at this score, the gammon price is about 19/31 which is higher than 'typical' (0.5) but certainly not GG-ish. And of course there is no (extra) penalty for getting G'ed. So anchors aren't as valuable as normal. Blue trails in the race so there is no race lead to protect. I like keeping the back checkers in decent position to both escape (with big doublets) or to hit loose checkers opp leaves in his outfield. Still, I can't decide between two similar plays:

24/22, 23/21 or 24/21, 23/22. :)

Messages In This Thread

• 11 to play at this difficult score
  neilkaz -- Saturday, 23 April 2011, at 6:04 a.m.
  • 11 to play at this difficult score
    Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 23 April 2011, at 7:52 a.m.
  • 52S-51S-41T-11N-65R-11 at -4-c
    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 23 April 2011, at 4:40 p.m.
    • 52S-51S-41T-11N-65R-11 at -4-c
      Stick -- Saturday, 23 April 2011, at 6:20 p.m.
  • 51S-51S-51S-11N-65S-11 at –4c
    Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 23 April 2011, at 6:50 p.m.
  • dissenting opinion
    Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 27 April 2011, at 5:11 p.m.
  • 51S-51S-51S-11N-65R-11 at –4c
    Turz -- Thursday, 28 April 2011, at 10:50 a.m.
    • Nactation: definition of R
      Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 28 April 2011, at 9:57 p.m.
    • 51S-51S-51S-11N-65S-11
      Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 28 April 2011, at 10:34 p.m.