X O 7. ... 52: Bar/23 13/8 Play 8a +-------------+---+-------------+ | O X O X X | | X X X O | | X O X X | | X X X O | | | | | | | | | 140 | | | | | | | | +---+ | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |BAR| 7 8 9 0 1 2 | | | | | | | +---+ | | | | | O | | | 160 | X O | | O O | | X O | | O O | | X O | | O O | +-------------+---+-------------+X to play 41 Candidate Plays Equities 20/15 +0.441 11/6 +0.383
BS: X definitely has to come out here with 20/15, to fight for control of the outfield. If he plays 11/6 and O is able to escape the back checker or hit the blot on the 11 point, X could be in big trouble. Copyright © 1996-2010 BackGammon By the Bay