- September 17, 2024
8/2 looks nice for one roll but leaves far too many crashing numbers on subsequent. It would be a bad error.
Therefore, the back checkers must get moving. The question is how?
With all
When in Doubt
Money Play. How should Red play 42?
eXtreme Gammon ID: XGID=---B--DbC---dC-a-Bbd--b-A-:0:0:1:42:0:0:3:0:10
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- September 10, 2024
At this score Red is in a gammon go situation so needs to create some gammon chances if at all possible. A mutual holding game is not the right game plan. At most scores 24/21(2) would form