by Doug Nicola | Mar 2, 2010 | Archived
POSITION TWO Red to move with a five. BEST MOVE: F4-E7 (Nobody got this one! 🙂 ) – Perfect time to begin unblocking Red’s most vulnerable runner while attacking Blue. – While unblocking in a series of moves you can attack Blue at his most vulnerable...
by Doug Nicola | Mar 2, 2010 | Archived
POSITION THREE Red to move with a four. Even though it looks tough for Red here, Red actually won this game. BEST MOVE: I5-E3 (Khamous, Ossamu, CzarCastic, TheSporkWithin, Ahiru) – This unblocks Red and blocks Blue. – Starts a series of moves to clear and...
by Doug Nicola | Mar 2, 2010 | Archived
POSITION FOUR Red to move with a four. BEST MOVE: A4-F4 (haffertee, mel) – Gets the lane 4 runner off the opening square. – Gets the jump on Blue for an extra square. – Maintains Red’s lead in the race. – Red is not in any big trouble...
by Doug Nicola | Mar 2, 2010 | Archived
POSITION FIVE Red to move with a three. BEST MOVE: G4-D7 (Khamous, Ossamu, Kevd, CzarCastic, cathy, Ahiru) – Unblocks Red and blocks Blue – Opens a nice path in lane 4 for a potential high roll on Red’s next move. A big run by Red now would likely...
by Doug Nicola | Mar 2, 2010 | Archived
POSITION SIX Red to move with a two. BEST MOVE: A8-A6 (haffertee, Kevd, CzarCastic, Ahiru) – The only way Red can block Blue. – Red is ahead in the race, but blocks are even. Red can get a slight advantage with this block. It may be small and fleeting, but...
