X	O
6.	...	21: 23/21 8/7
Play 7a	+-------------+---+-------------+ | X O X X | | X X O | | X O X X | | X X O | | | | O | | | | | 148 | | | | | | | | +---+ | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |BAR| 7 8 9 0 1 2 | | | | | | | +---+ | | | | | O | | | 145 | O | | O | | X O | | O O X | | X O X O | | O O X | +-------------+---+-------------+			X to play 22 Candidate Plays Equities 24/22*/20 13/11(2) +0.374 24/22* 13/9 13/11 +0.329 24/22*/20 13/9 +0.303 24/22* 13/7 +0.297 24/22* 13/11(2) 8/6 +0.277

BS:

X could make a five point prime here with 13/9(2). However, this is quite awkward with no extra checkers to play with at the prime, and he might find it quite difficult to escape the three back checkers without breaking the prime. When your opponent is able to take the offensive, five point primes are usually not that difficult to escape from. I would simply hit and come up with 24/22*/20, and move two down with 13/11. Slotting the 9 point after hitting just does not feel right to me.

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