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Article #192Re: 53 then 64 opening
From: Philip Stromer
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 19:39
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 19:39
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I think 24-18, 13-9 is a terrible move. I'd move 24-14. With 24-14, the blot is exposed to a direct 2 (11 hits). With 24-18, 13-9, the blot on 18 is exposed to 17 hits, plus the blot on 9 is exposed to 6 hits, for a total of 23 hits. The only duplicated rolls here are 6-2, 2-6, and 2-2. That's 20 *different* rolls, out of a possible 36, that hit the blot. There is no logical reason NOT to play 24-14. By moving 24-14, the blot on 14 is in excellent position to move to safety on the following roll if not hit. Also, X has now escaped one of his back men. --Philip Stromer-- E-mail: peewee@infoserv.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!infoserv!peewee From: peewee@infoserv.com (Philip Stromer) Newsgroups: rec.games.backgammon Subject: Re: 53 then 64 opening Message-ID: <s4aPsB2w163w@peewee> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 92 12:39:03 PDT References: <1992Oct15.154228.28933@athena.mit.edu> Distribution: world Organization: Banished CPU Lines: 16