Challenge the Outfield
Not a dumb play I
typically make but worth noting for a lesson. When you've gotten lucky
enough to pick off a checker in the bearoff you have to try and contain
it. Controlling the outfield is key to containment and that's what I
should be trying to acheive here. Even though I am a little vulnerable on the
24pt if I leave, and it would be nice to slot the 1pt, controlling the outfield
is far more important because it may provide me with the only shot I'll
get.
Key to Remember:
There is much talk about
"containment" in backgammon strategy but controlling the outfield is paramount
to acheiving it. If there is ever a containment problem it is usually
HOW to control the outfield, not WHEN.
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