X	O
2.	31: Bar/22 6/5*
Play 2b	+-------------+---+-------------+ | O X X | | X X O | | X | | X O | | X | | X O | | | | O | 180 | | O | O | | | | | +---+ | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |BAR| 7 8 9 0 1 2 | | | | | | | +---+ | O | | | | O | | X | 167 | O | | O X | | X O | | O X | | X X O | | O X | +-------------+---+-------------+			O to play 61 Candidate Plays Equities Bar/18 -0.090 Bar/24 13/7 -0.105 Bar/24 8/2 -0.179

BS:

O just about has to come out to the bar here Bar/18. This is, however, going to give X a chance to go on the offensive. If there is a reasonable alternative to coming out to the bar in situations like this, particularly if O's inner board blot is up higher on the 4 or 5 point, it is usually right to make the alternative play. However, this situation is not quite as dangerous because the inner blot is back on the 2 point and because X has three checkers back, making it harder to blitz. Nevertheless, the alternative 13/7 play is not far behind.

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