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Title: Game 1, move 8, dorbel: cube decision?
Post by: Zorba on June 22, 2010, 10:16:13 PM
The Herd moved the pretty straightforward B/24 8/6. dorbel eyes the cube and decides...

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Title: Re: Game 1, move 8, dorbel: cube decision?
Post by: dorbel on June 22, 2010, 10:21:26 PM
This must be a double. Threats, race lead, one man back against two. More to the point, Woolsey's Rule, am I certain that this is a take? I'm not, so it must be a double. It's that easy. I double to 2.