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Cash game, center cube.
White to play 4-1.
Is backgammon a simple game? No, not at all. There’s a lot you have to know, a lot of technique you have to master, a few formulas to memorize. But some elements of backgammon are easy. At bottom, backgammon’s about hitting blots, making points, and winning the race. read more…
Cash game, Center cube.
Should White double? If he does, should Black take, drop, or beaver?
In this position we have an opening blitz with a few little twists we don’t always see in such situations. Let’s quickly review the features of the position and look at which are important and which are not.
Cash game, White owns the cube.
White to play 3-1.
White has a simple choice in this position: hit with 13/9*, or wait and make a point with 15/12 13/12. Last time we looked at some choices between hitting a blot or making a point in the context of early game play. This position occurs much later in the game, but, as it turns out, the very same principles are still useful. Let’s again list the criteria we explained last time, and see how they apply to this position.
