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13 14 15 16 17 18  19 20 21 22 23 24
             O  O   O  O  X  O  O   
             O  O   O  O  X  O  O   
                    O           O   
                                    
                  O                 
                    X  X  X         
                    X  X  X     X  X
                    X  X  X     X  X
12 11 10  9  8  7   6  5  4  3  2  1

0-0 in a match to 5, X on roll, cube action?

I looked at this and thought that any 5 or 6 (20 rolls) followed by a
dance (25 rolls) and I would lose my market.  Also, I thought there was
a good chance my opponent would drop.... So I doubled, rolled a 6-2 and
ran with 1 back checker, opponent rolled 43 to enter and hit loose, I
rolled 4-5 with which I hit and played 4-9 (figuring I didn't need a
third blot back, and expecting to win a race in the worse case) opponent
fanned, I rooled 11 to close him out and gammon him. ho-hum.  

But I question whether my double was correct.  As I said, my main reason
for doubling was I thought he would drop.

btw, I'm sure of all the pips in my home board, except maybe the spare
on my 6, and the points owned by each opponent, but I don't ecall
the exact placement of the spare checkers.  How sensitive is this
position to those extra checkers?

-michael j zehr
PS. Marty? are you on-line yet? we miss you....