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Backgammon => Fibsboard Forum Matches => FFM 11 => Topic started by: diane on January 24, 2012, 09:48:23 AM
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Three choices here after entering with the ace. Slot the bar, hit on the 8 and bury a checker on the ace. Burying is definitely out. Slotting may well be better, but I'm going to hit.
Both sides have a two point board so exchanges of hits are a wash. But the Herd only has one man back and is poised to spring him as well as make a third homeboard point. By taking away half the roll, I keep the herd off balance and hopefully thwart these objectives. Yes, this exposes four blots vs two, but I think the tempo is worth it.
bar/24 13/8*