tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886491474303385529.post2328756249153642577..comments2023-04-22T09:22:21.628-07:00Comments on the dorbel daily: The Big Quiz part 9dorbelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13383981659478145403noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886491474303385529.post-5681014576697364982011-05-06T06:17:54.241-07:002011-05-06T06:17:54.241-07:00Oops. As I've admitted before, I suck at shot...Oops. As I've admitted before, I suck at shot counting. (c:ah_clemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886491474303385529.post-38434641011268729822011-05-05T13:04:05.608-07:002011-05-05T13:04:05.608-07:006-1 and 5-1 don't hit in the first diagram Cle...6-1 and 5-1 don't hit in the first diagram Clem, so 11 shots is correct.dorbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383981659478145403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886491474303385529.post-7271322816251008562011-05-05T12:29:07.583-07:002011-05-05T12:29:07.583-07:00Did you vote to keep the shots down to 11 with 16/...<i>Did you vote to keep the shots down to 11 with 16/9? That would be a huge blunder.</i><br /><br />A big blunder indeed, since there are more than 11 shots if you if you play 16/9: Any ace (that's eleven shots) plus the fly shots from the bar: 45, 36 for a total of 15 shots. <br /><br />As for today's question, making another homeboard seems almost automatic, and the choice is clear: make the two point. We want to win a gammon here, and White has a blot in her homeboard, so damn the blots on the 13 and 16, full speed ahead!<br /><br />Anyway, I only count seven shots after 8/2 6/2, and except for 11 they all require White to leave the blot on the 22 uncovered. That's the beauty of the whacking play: tempo. Putting her on the bar takes away half her roll, and filling in another point takes away alot of shakes that would hit otherwise.ah_clemnoreply@blogger.com