I had this position at the Fulham Backgammon Club a couple of weeks ago. I made the right play and lost a gammon and the match.
10/5 is much too passive and making the 9-pt with 13/9,
Planning
Unlimited Games. How should Red play 44?
eXtreme Gammon ID: XGID=-a-B-ACaC--adB---b-bbBB-b-:0:0:1:44:0:0:3:0:10
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All three game plan options, run, prima and blitz are available in this position.
Let’s look at all of them. Red can run with 21/10. That play gives Red a 1-pip lead in the race but leaves