Game 4, move 1 : Herd 2-2 corrected

[diane]

ok..all corrected, lets vote again...

[Roderick]

Thanks! 

[diane]

Well..typically of doubles like this, a good mix of ideas...anyone care to explain their choice, or say why there is no one good move here? Lets see if we can get more of a consensus going on 

[Julia_H]

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Well, bar/23 6/4(2) plays itself. Then wussy 10/8 spoils a perfectly good builder. 24/22 beats 23/21 as it's less likely to be pointed on while achieving the same ends (pinning down the enemy's 8-point and getting those back men moving towards either safety or a better anchor). 13/11 is not bad - and I'd vote for it to keep either of those rejected options out - but I suspect is overplaying the situation with four blots around, so overall I'll stick with 24/22.

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[stiefnu]

Spoiler

OK, I'm convinced by Julia_H's suggestion that 13/11 by leaving four blots is probably overplaying our hand. Nicely phrased, that. So (not for the first time) I've switched vote.

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[KDP]

my play is b*23 6-4(2) and the, as julia put it, the wussy 10-8.  in the long run i think thats the best play.  yes  it removes a builder, but it also reduces the number of blots.  also by moving up to the 22 you are inviting our 2 back checkers to be attacked.  there is a long way to go still in this game and believe it or not, sometimes the quiet, unsexy play turns out to be best.