Rollout of replies to opening rolls

nca...@hna.ffh.vic.gov.au

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Feb 9, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/9/98

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I would be very interested to see your results, Rollout Man. But if you
are looking for a new challenge, I would be even more interested to get
some advice via rollouts or judgment of strong players on the following
very common situation. (Apologies if this is well known or has been
discussed before).

Suppose I am playing a match & I am 1-away and my opponent is 2-away in
the post-Crawford game. Assume my opponent doubles at her first
opportunity this game. (I can't believe any other course of action could
be correct, although I note some recent debate on this).

OK. After what roll (if I moved first) or rolls (if my opponent rolled
first then I rolled) should I reject the double (exercise my 'free'
drop)?

I feel I should have this down pat, but I know I am very inconsistent in
this situation. Any takers?

Norman Carson
iching on FIBS

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Kit Woolsey

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Feb 10, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/10/98

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nca...@hna.ffh.vic.gov.au wrote:
: I would be very interested to see your results, Rollout Man. But if you

: are looking for a new challenge, I would be even more interested to get
: some advice via rollouts or judgment of strong players on the following
: very common situation. (Apologies if this is well known or has been
: discussed before).

: Suppose I am playing a match & I am 1-away and my opponent is 2-away in
: the post-Crawford game. Assume my opponent doubles at her first
: opportunity this game. (I can't believe any other course of action could
: be correct, although I note some recent debate on this).

: OK. After what roll (if I moved first) or rolls (if my opponent rolled
: first then I rolled) should I reject the double (exercise my 'free'
: drop)?

: I feel I should have this down pat, but I know I am very inconsistent in
: this situation. Any takers?

Ok, here are some simple guidelines:

If you win the opening roll, take whatever you rolled. This might not be
correct for some of the weaker opening rolls, but at worst it is a photo
and too close to worry about.

If your opponent wins the opening roll, pass unless you do something VERY
good. You pretty much need to roll doubles, hit an enemy checker (not in
your inner board where he gets a direct return shot), or roll a
CONSIDERABLY better number (such as 3-1 vs. 5-2). Keep in mind that your
opponent is now on roll, and that is worth a lot. Thus, rolling a
slightly better number (such as 3-1 vs. 4-2) is not good enough -- he
still has the advantage even though you have made a stronger point simply
because he is on roll.

The above advice may not be 100% accurate for all possible combinations
of opening rolls and replies, but for the most part it should carry you
through with at worst tiny errors.

Kit

rollout_man

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Feb 12, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/12/98

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On Tue, 10 Feb 1998 22:56:48 GMT, kwoo...@netcom.com (Kit Woolsey)
wrote:

As usual Kit summarised it very succinctly. (I wish I had that skill)
The only thing I would add is hitting a checker LOOSE on your 7 point
e.g when your opponent splits is also a pass.

Regarding all the rollouts I have done, I've decided so set up my own
web page and will publish them there together with other BG stuff.
The data is about 5mb. Which is too large to post in RGB.
The web page may take a while but I'll post again here when its ready.

Bye Bye For Now

Rollout Man TO THE RESCUE!