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    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 26 07:16:58 2021
    My play of 6/3 6/2 didn't seem so horrific to me.
    I was only trying to cover my blot.
    Why is the play criminal?
    Grateful for any explanations.

    Thanks,

    Paul

    XGID=--ABb-D-E----Ca-a-adabba--:0:0:1:43:0:0:3:0:X:Daniel O:eXtremeGammon
    10

    Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver
    +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | X O O O | | O O O O O |
    | X | | O O O |
    | X | | O |
    | | | O |
    | | | |
    | |BAR| |
    | X | | |
    | X | | X |
    | X | | X |
    | X | | X O X |
    | X | | X O X X |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 111 O: 114 X-O: 0-0
    Cube: 1
    X to play 43

    1. XG Roller+ 13/6 eq:+0.269
    Player: 58.18% (G:2.06% B:0.03%)
    Opponent: 41.82% (G:2.07% B:0.02%)

    2. XG Roller+ 6/3 6/2 eq:-0.050 (-0.319)
    Player: 49.48% (G:1.83% B:0.05%)
    Opponent: 50.52% (G:6.43% B:0.05%)

    3. 4-ply 8/1 eq:+0.196 (-0.073)
    Player: 56.71% (G:1.97% B:0.04%)
    Opponent: 43.29% (G:2.58% B:0.03%)

    4. 2-ply 8/5 6/2 eq:-0.094 (-0.363)
    Player: 48.90% (G:4.77% B:0.27%)
    Opponent: 51.10% (G:11.72% B:0.13%)

    5. 2-ply 13/10 6/2 eq:-0.105 (-0.375)
    Player: 48.11% (G:6.81% B:0.55%)
    Opponent: 51.89% (G:13.01% B:0.13%)


    eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10

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  • From J R@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu Aug 26 12:30:19 2021
    On Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 10:16:59 AM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
    My play of 6/3 6/2 didn't seem so horrific to me.
    I was only trying to cover my blot.
    Why is the play criminal?
    Grateful for any explanations.

    Thanks,

    Paul

    XGID=--ABb-D-E----Ca-a-adabba--:0:0:1:43:0:0:3:0:X:Daniel O:eXtremeGammon
    10

    Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | X O O O | | O O O O O |
    | X | | O O O |
    | X | | O |
    | | | O |
    | | | |
    | |BAR| |
    | X | | |
    | X | | X |
    | X | | X |
    | X | | X O X |
    | X | | X O X X |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 111 O: 114 X-O: 0-0
    Cube: 1
    X to play 43

    1. XG Roller+ 13/6 eq:+0.269
    Player: 58.18% (G:2.06% B:0.03%)
    Opponent: 41.82% (G:2.07% B:0.02%)

    2. XG Roller+ 6/3 6/2 eq:-0.050 (-0.319)
    Player: 49.48% (G:1.83% B:0.05%)
    Opponent: 50.52% (G:6.43% B:0.05%)

    3. 4-ply 8/1 eq:+0.196 (-0.073)
    Player: 56.71% (G:1.97% B:0.04%)
    Opponent: 43.29% (G:2.58% B:0.03%)

    4. 2-ply 8/5 6/2 eq:-0.094 (-0.363)
    Player: 48.90% (G:4.77% B:0.27%)
    Opponent: 51.10% (G:11.72% B:0.13%)

    5. 2-ply 13/10 6/2 eq:-0.105 (-0.375)
    Player: 48.11% (G:6.81% B:0.55%)
    Opponent: 51.89% (G:13.01% B:0.13%)


    eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10

    What are you trying to accomplish here? Do you think you'll potentially be attacking/hitting a blot any time in the near future?

    Stick

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  • From Timothy Chow@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Aug 27 09:31:09 2021
    On 8/26/2021 10:16 AM, [email protected] wrote:
    My play of 6/3 6/2 didn't seem so horrific to me.
    I was only trying to cover my blot.
    Why is the play criminal?
    Grateful for any explanations.

    Thanks,

    Paul

    XGID=--ABb-D-E----Ca-a-adabba--:0:0:1:43:0:0:3:0:X:Daniel O:eXtremeGammon 10

    Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver
    +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | X O O O | | O O O O O |
    | X | | O O O |
    | X | | O |
    | | | O |
    | | | |
    | |BAR| |
    | X | | |
    | X | | X |
    | X | | X |
    | X | | X O X |
    | X | | X O X X |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 111 O: 114 X-O: 0-0
    Cube: 1
    X to play 43

    As Stick said, you're just trying to bring your checkers home
    without offering unnecessary shots, so covering your blot is
    not a priority. But as for why XG says 6/3 6/2 is a triple
    whopper rather than just a run-of-the-mill blunder, the problem
    is that it eliminates valuable spares. How are you going to
    play 3's and 4's, especially 63 53 31 54? By playing 13/6, you
    create a useful spare instead of burning two of them.

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    Tim Chow

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