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Backgammon Problem #333
Analyzed by Dana Nazarian in the Feb/Mar Point |
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11 point match tied at 6 to 6.
BLACK TO PLAY 5-3. |
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| I’ve heard that the roll with the highest probability of being misplayed is 2-2. I don’t know if that’s true, but playing that roll correctly in this particular position seems trivially easy compared to the 5-3 rolled here. (By the way, would you have played 2-2 correctly here? 23/21, 15/9 is best. I’m not sure I would have, but at least I would have had only two choices.)
Speaking of choices, Black has almost too many to count here. If you find yourself in this situation over the board, a good approach is to group similar plays and then compare groups. Let’s see . . . we could: A. Hit: Hit White’s blot with 13/8*, then look for a 3 to play; B. Prime: Make the 10-point improving the prime; C. Consolidate: Make a point in White’s outfield, either the 15- or 18-point, cleaning up and awaiting developments; D. Quiet: Make a quiet play, either 21/13 or 15/7; E. Kamikaze: Stick blots in front of everything, hope to get hit, and improve our back game . . . |
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