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Started by Rob Chauncey
Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:04
X to move 2-5
Author: Rob Chauncey
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:04
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:04
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What do you do in this situation?
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+------------------------------------------+ X: iceman - score: 0
| O X X | | X O X O |
| O X X | | X X |
| X | | X |
| | | X |
| | | X |
v| |BAR| | 3-point match
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| X O | | O |
| X O O | | O O |
| X O O | | O O O |
+------------------------------------------+ O: Chauncey - score: 2
12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
BAR: O-0 X-0 OFF: O-0 X-0 Cube: 1
iceman rolls 2 and 5.
I have absolutely no idea...
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Re: X to move 2-5
Author: kurt schurecht
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:18
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:18
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In article <ROB.93Jan11120447@occs.cs.oberlin.edu>, rob@occs.cs.oberlin.edu (Rob Chauncey) writes: |> What do you do in this situation? |> |> 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 |> +------------------------------------------+ X: iceman - score: 0 |> | O X X | | X O X O | |> | O X X | | X X | |> | X | | X | |> | | | X | |> | | | X | |> v| |BAR| | 3-point match |> | | | | |> | | | | |> | X O | | O | |> | X O O | | O O | |> | X O O | | O O O | |> +------------------------------------------+ O: Chauncey - score: 2 |> 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 |> |> BAR: O-0 X-0 OFF: O-0 X-0 Cube: 1 |> iceman rolls 2 and 5. |> |> |> I have absolutely no idea... |> |> -- Unless I'm missing something it looks pretty obvious. You're ahead in the race so you don't want to leave a blot. So distribute builders. I play 12-17 19-21. Kurt
Re: X to move 2-5
Author: Dick King
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 19:06
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 19:06
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In article <ROB.93Jan11120447@occs.cs.oberlin.edu> rob@occs.cs.oberlin.edu (Rob Chauncey) writes: >What do you do in this situation? > > 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 > +------------------------------------------+ X: iceman - score: 0 > | O X X | | X O X O | > | O X X | | X X | > | X | | X | > | | | X | > | | | X | > v| |BAR| | 3-point match > | | | | > | | | | > | X O | | O | > | X O O | | O O | > | X O O | | O O O | > +------------------------------------------+ O: Chauncey - score: 2 > 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 > > BAR: O-0 X-0 OFF: O-0 X-0 Cube: 1 >iceman rolls 2 and 5. > > >I have absolutely no idea... > You're way ahead in the race, and both back men are escaped. Wimp out bigtime. Play 12-17 19-21. The 19-21 increases your chances of building another landing pad [point to play onto] with a future otherwoise-awkward roll such as 5-1 . -dk
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