Count Shots
This is no time to be greedy, or at
least the wrong way to go about being greedy. I thought putting my opponent on
the bar and taking off an extra checker would give me a better chance for the
gammon when really I gave them a better chance of saving
it.
Keys to remember: There is a time to count shots..
this is one of them. By making this play I left 15 shots (42, 24, 51,
15, and any 6). By moving both checkers from the 6pt I only leave 11
shots. Clearly the best option.
Another thing to consider is that
getting an extra checker off only helps if it saves you a roll (ie.
leaves an even number of checkers left to bear off) and this doesnt even do
that.
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