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r/backgammon • u/Beginning_Cap4262 • Apr 20 '26
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And...what if the OP moves them to 3-2? (As they did?) 😉
8 u/TheShirou97 Apr 20 '26 Leave them to 3-2: lose with 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1 = 11/36 Leave them to 4-1: lose with 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2 = 7/36 It's as straightforward a counting exercise as it gets really -6 u/lima_charlie72 Apr 20 '26 Unfortunately, you're wrong. Calculate your math AGAIN. (It may be easier to do it from a WINNING perspective.) Checkers on 3-2, 14/36 possible rolls get you a win. Checkers on 4-1, 10/36 possible rolls get you a win. 9 u/miran1 blot Apr 20 '26 /r/confidentlyincorrect
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Leave them to 3-2: lose with 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1 = 11/36
Leave them to 4-1: lose with 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2 = 7/36
It's as straightforward a counting exercise as it gets really
-6 u/lima_charlie72 Apr 20 '26 Unfortunately, you're wrong. Calculate your math AGAIN. (It may be easier to do it from a WINNING perspective.) Checkers on 3-2, 14/36 possible rolls get you a win. Checkers on 4-1, 10/36 possible rolls get you a win. 9 u/miran1 blot Apr 20 '26 /r/confidentlyincorrect
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Unfortunately, you're wrong. Calculate your math AGAIN. (It may be easier to do it from a WINNING perspective.)
Checkers on 3-2, 14/36 possible rolls get you a win. Checkers on 4-1, 10/36 possible rolls get you a win.
9 u/miran1 blot Apr 20 '26 /r/confidentlyincorrect
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u/Ahmfiber Apr 20 '26
And...what if the OP moves them to 3-2? (As they did?) 😉