- September 6, 2023
This position came up in a teaching session. After a group discussion 8/3 was chosen as the move to be played.
Hitting on the 10-pt was correctly deemed to be too loose while makes the
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Unlimited Games. How should Blue play 62?
eXtreme Gammon ID: XGID=-ACBBBBA----b-----Ba-d-ec-:1:1:1:62:0:0:3:0:10
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- August 29, 2023
Blue’s army is separated in two with no lines of communication. The race is even so playing a 3-4 back game is not a viable option.
Blue’s checkers are not well placed for a blitz (22/16,