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The score is 7away/7away, blue holds a 2-cube and is on roll.  What is the proper cube action? SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ANSWER AND THE TIP OF THE WEEK. . . . . It is a redouble and a take.  … Continue reading →

Red leads 3away/5away and is on roll, cube action? SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ANSWER AND THE TIP OF THE WEEK . . . . Answer:  No double/Take.  At this score, activating gammons is more than a double-edged sword…it works far … Continue reading →

Red to play 6-6 SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ANSWER AND TIP OF THE DAY . . . . Answer:  Don’t leave a shot.  If you don’t, next roll you double and he drops.  Why leave a shot that get’s hit … Continue reading →

Red (O’Hagan) holds a 2 cube and is on roll (vs. Sax).  Cube action? SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ANSWER AND WHAT HAPPENED . . . . Answer.  The correct cube action is redouble/take.  John redoubled and Steve dropped.  And who … Continue reading →

Red to play 3-2 SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ANSWER AND BACKGAMMON TIP . . . . David Rockwell:  Hitting leaves many shots.  However, Blue is forming an effective partial prime in the outfield.   It is better to contest that space … Continue reading →

Red to play 5-1 SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ANSWER AND TIP OF THE DAY . . . Answer:  In our chouette tonight, Red made two big mistakes here:  first, he didn’t recube, and it was a drop; and second, he … Continue reading →

Blue to play 6-6 SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ANSWER AND TIP OF THE DAY . . . . Making the 2 point or ace point look pretty good, but when you leave a checker on the 4 point and Red … Continue reading →