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02-12-2018 , 08:29 PM

deh

journeyman

Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 202

White - Pips 109 (-23)

Black - Pips 132 (+23)
Black to Play 5-1
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Minimize the number of blots or maximize covers? (And why?)

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02-13-2018 , 03:38 AM

RolldUpTrips

old hand

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,349

I'm playing 13/7. It give you 5s, 6s, and 44 to make a 5-prime. Because your opponent has the cube, your residual equity as he tries to come home if things go poorly is much less powerful because you will get doubled out of a fair bit of equity pretty frequently. You're going to have to win this by containing this last guy, so just go for the 5-prime. Let's not forget, also, that he still has 24 outside pips (plus the guy in the air), so if you luck into a closeout, you have something like 40% gammons.

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02-13-2018 , 01:39 PM

Eric

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 14,334

I would go with the simple 15/9. Any seven makes the 2 point, 6-2 makes the bar point, and it minimizes shots. I think black's chances of winning are good enough that risks don't need to be taken at this point. I don't think black's chances are so good that extra aggression trying for gammons is advisable.

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