- April 30, 2024
This is not that easy. Red would like to have escaped White’s home board but has rolled 21. Red wants to prime White’s rear checker so making his 5-pt would be a huge boon.
Meanwhile White
An Awkward Roll
Unlimited Games. How should Red play 65?
eXtreme Gammon ID: XGID=-BA-aCBbB--C-Ba-aa-d-bc---:0:0:1:65:0:0:2:0:10
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- April 23, 2024
With the better board Red could try the blitz attack with 8/1*. That will succeed occasionally but Red needs to look deeper and have a game plan.
Red must try to activate the rear checkers.