Game 7, move 17: Roderick 6-5

[diane]

move?

[Roderick]

No time like the present.... I'll run.

If I don't I end up breaking my board and then even if I do hit herd it's almost worthless.  Plus if I don't run I'm wasting.

[diane]

sorry..I need a bit more...1 all the way, or both part way?

[Roderick]

Unfortunately, I meant run one all the way.   So, 21/10 it is.  And the first blunder I know I made this match - I may have made other but this is one for sure.

I didn't take enough time on this one - ugh, let that be a lesson to me.  Coming out with 2 is clear.  It dupes many of the hit and cover numbers (3 and 4) and makes it likely that I safety the next roll if I manage to not get hit.  Now I'll likely need to worry about leaving yet another shot even if I manage to not get hit.

[Roderick]

btw...  Typically "run" is one checker.  "Out" would have been both in this situation... And typically unless only one checker could have moved out.

[diane]

I was 98% sure you meant 1 checker all the way..but since gnu also picked that up as a blunder, I wanted to check...seeing the next roll now - either one would have been bad 

[Roderick]

When I have a lot of time, like in a match like this, I'm less apt to make errors in general, especially careless ones, especially when I've been fortunate in getting rolls I mostly know how to play.  Blech!  But they happen.  Unfortunately, I've missed worse in live tournaments - only pre-tournaments so far, though.