I think most players know the modern backgammon tactic, the Double Falcon, which is defined as follows: “to voluntarily expose two blots in front of an opponent’s stripped
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Unlimited Games. How should Red play 54?
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In the good old days, nobody doubled positions like this – it was thought to be way too early. Modern theory is very different, and the cube now moves earlier and earlier. A PRaT (Position,