| 6-6 |
Close your
opponent's bar point and your own bar point by playing 24/18(2),
3/7(2). |
| 5-5 |
Move two
checkers from your midpoint to the three point by playing 13/3(2). |
| 4-4 |
Close the twenty
point and the nine point by playing 24/20(2),
13/9(2). |
| 3-3 |
Close the
twenty-one point and the five point by playing 24/21(2),
8/5(2). The twenty-one point has a
strategic value similar to the twenty point. |
| 2-2 |
Close the twenty
point by playing 24/20(2). Another
strong play would be to close the eleven and four points by playing 13/11(2), 6/4(2). |
| 1-1 |
Close your bar
point (seven point) and five point by playing 8/7(2),
6/5(2). |
| 2-1 |
The slotting
play 13/11, 6/5
and the splitting play 24/23, 13/11, the two most common plays, seem to be about
equal. Nothing else is a serious contender. |
| 3-1 |
8/5, 6/5
is obviously the only play. |
| 4-1 |
The splitting
play 24/23, 13/9
has come out clearly superior to the slotting play 13/9, 6/5. Probably the reason is
that with the builder on the 9 point, there are so many good pointing numbers nex turn
anyway that you don't need the 5 point slotted. |
| 5-1 |
The splitting
play 24/23, 13/8
has come out a bit better than the sloting play 13/8, 6/5. A third less common
alternative, 24/18, came out clearly worse. |
| 6-1 |
The obvious 13/7, 8/7
is correct. |
| 3-2 |
The splitting
play 24/21, 13/11
came out a bit better than 13/10, 13/11. |
| 4-2 |
8/4, 6/4
of course. |
| 5-2 |
The normal play
for years has been 13/11, 13/8. However, the newer splitting play 24/22, 13/8
(shunned because of the crushing 5-5 threat) has come out a bit better. The slotting
play of 13/8, 6/4 (which used to be my choice) did not survive the rollouts -- it was
clearly inferior. |
| 6-2 |
The spliting
play of 24/18, 13/11
comes out fairly clearly superior. Running with 24/16 is 2nd, but the run isn't fair
enough. Slotting with 13/5 (is a common choice several years ago) was definately in
third place. |
| 4-3 |
The building
play of 13/10, 13/9
and the common splitting play of 24/20, 13/10 were just about tied. The alternative
split of 24/21, 13/9
was only a little behind. |
| 5-3 |
The simple 8/3, 6/3
is clearly best. The once common 13/10, 13/8 has been found fastly inferior. |
| 6-3 |
The spliting 24/18, 13/10
comes out best, but the runnng play of 24/15
is not too far behind. |
| 5-4 |
Splitting with 24/20, 13/8
and building with 13/9, 13/8 come out quite close (that builder on the 9
point is powerful), with the split generally a tiny bit better. 24/15 is weaker
still. |
| 6-4 |
Both running
with the 24/14 and splitting with 24/18, 13/9
are about equal. However the once laughed at 8/2, 6/2 has reared its head as a
serious contender and comes out about equal with the other choices -- nice play to try if
you get familiar with it, since your opponent probably won't be. |
| 6-5 |
The simple 24/13 is clearly better than any other
possibilities. |
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