Game 1 Move 1 The herd to play 1-1

[ah_clem]

There are probably another 50 options.  Let me know if you're feeling creative.

[ah_clem]

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Prime two checkers.  Attack a single checker.

Applying that here, we make the five point rather than hitting on the three point.  Hitting is nice, but I'd rather have a three point board that encompasses the 6, 5, and 4 points.  And there's no way to hit without compromising our board or leaving some juicy blots hanging around.

Now I'm waiting for someone to come up with that brilliant move that I didn't even consider.

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[r_monk]

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Nice roll... 8/5 6/5 - I think nothing is close. I would already consider doubling (just consider) after this.

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[ah_clem]

This one is pretty lopsided (7-zip), so I'm going to call it early and make the next move.

. I would already consider doubling (just consider) after this.

Yep.  I'll hold off on the rollout and pause for a cube decision unless Zorba rolls something particularly good.

[KDP]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam's_razor 

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8-5 6-5

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