The score is 7away/7away, blue holds a 2-cube and is on roll. What is the proper cube action?
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It is a redouble and a take. Most people would drop this cube, but look at this game if Blue does not hit immediately. Red will have a very strong game. And if Blue does nit, Red will still have some game as a back game.
TIP OF THE DAY: I dropped the cube above, and it was a big error. I really didn’t understand how Red could have a take. So I played the position out against XG about 20 times and began to clearly see the possibilities. To me, that is the best way to truly understand a position where you were, at first, completely wrong.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I don’t believe there is such a thing as luck in backgammon, but just to be safe, I do pray to the dice gods before every roll.” –Phil Simborg