Poll
Question: Herd to play 43 
Option 1: 18/11
votes: 7
Option 2: 11/4
votes: 0
Option 3: 18/14 11/8
votes: 0
Title: FFM19 Game 3 Move 15: Herd to play 43
Post by: Julia_H on August 07, 2014, 08:54:08 AM
Post by: Julia_H on August 07, 2014, 08:54:08 AM
It seems like Gnu is determined not to let the game be decided by a hit?
Title: Re: FFM19 Game 3 Move 15: Herd to play 43
Post by: jeff on August 08, 2014, 02:57:04 AM
Post by: jeff on August 08, 2014, 02:57:04 AM
Spoiler
Pardon an BG fool for joining (and joining late), but why would we even consider that third move: 18/14, 11/8?
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Title: Re: FFM19 Game 3 Move 15: Herd to play 43
Post by: NIHILIST on August 08, 2014, 04:47:24 AM
Post by: NIHILIST on August 08, 2014, 04:47:24 AM
Judging by the vote, nobody did.
Seriously, a good player should consider all options, then decide which he believes is best. A closed mind isn't exactly an asset in backgammon.............or in life, for that matter.
Bob
Seriously, a good player should consider all options, then decide which he believes is best. A closed mind isn't exactly an asset in backgammon.............or in life, for that matter.
Bob
Title: Re: FFM19 Game 3 Move 15: Herd to play 43
Post by: jeff on August 08, 2014, 04:51:15 AM
Post by: jeff on August 08, 2014, 04:51:15 AM
That's very true. But I didn't mean it quite that literally. I meant more to mean "what are the advantages of that play?". I see no value in it and would have discarded it quickly (after my open mind found it).
Title: Re: FFM19 Game 3 Move 15: Herd to play 43
Post by: Julia_H on August 08, 2014, 08:09:51 AM
Post by: Julia_H on August 08, 2014, 08:09:51 AM
Occasionally I add a rather poor move to the list (especially when there are few options) or miss out a plausible alternative. It's so the Herd can't automatically deduce which moves are blunders simply by whether they appear in my list or not.