Poll
Question: Move 
Option 1: 13/12 (3), 6/5
votes: 3
Option 2: 24/23, 6/5(3)
votes: 0
Option 3: 8/7 (3), 6/5
votes: 5
Option 4: 8/5, 6/5
votes: 0
Title: Game 7, move 8: Herd 1-1
Post by: diane on October 10, 2013, 10:19:41 AM
Post by: diane on October 10, 2013, 10:19:41 AM
tricky one..
Title: Re: Game 7, move 8: Herd 1-1
Post by: Zorba on October 10, 2013, 02:25:40 PM
Post by: Zorba on October 10, 2013, 02:25:40 PM
Spoiler
That's a bit more ones than we can use, really!
Moving up the backman does not really help its escape and puts it under greater risk of getting attacked. So I'd like to stay on 24.
Moving our midpoint does not really seem to help us either; it makes it harder for the backman to reach safety and easier for Roderick to get a checker past it.
Moving the eightpoint gives up on blocking double fours, but blocks double threes instead. Slight minus there. Making the barpoint does remove the gap upfront for a mini-prime, which is usually a good thingTM.
Moving one or two spares off our loaded sixpoint to the fivepoint is very nice.
Adding it all up, it looks like 8/7(3) 6/5 is the move here.
Moving up the backman does not really help its escape and puts it under greater risk of getting attacked. So I'd like to stay on 24.
Moving our midpoint does not really seem to help us either; it makes it harder for the backman to reach safety and easier for Roderick to get a checker past it.
Moving the eightpoint gives up on blocking double fours, but blocks double threes instead. Slight minus there. Making the barpoint does remove the gap upfront for a mini-prime, which is usually a good thingTM.
Moving one or two spares off our loaded sixpoint to the fivepoint is very nice.
Adding it all up, it looks like 8/7(3) 6/5 is the move here.
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Title: Re: Game 7, move 8: Herd 1-1
Post by: diane on October 12, 2013, 03:10:15 AM
Post by: diane on October 12, 2013, 03:10:15 AM
Well..this tied...so..I will open it for one more day, then pick my favourite choice if the deadlock isnt broken..