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Six-primes are the ultimate containment formation in backgammon, but even a six-prime is no guarantee of winning. Here’s a couple of problems illustrating the strengths and weaknesses of six-point primes.
(a) Black on roll, money game, White owns the cube.
When bearing off against contact, you often have a choice between playing aggressively to win more gammons, and playing safely to win the most games. Some of these plays are tricky. Here’s a good example.
Black on roll, money game, White owns the cube.
(a) Cash game, center cube.
(b) Tournament match, double match point.
(c) Tournament match, Black trails 3-4 to 5, Crawford Game.
(d) Tournament match, Black leads 4-3 to 5, Crawford Game.
