Today’s situation is simple. You are playing a match, and it is DMP
(double match point). That occurs often in matches, where whoever wins the
game wins the match, and in this situation, gammons and backgammons don’t
matter a bit. It’s all about winning the game.
White is on roll and has to play 6-1.
To make it easier for you, I will even tell you how to play half the roll.
Come in off the bar with the 1.
Now all you have to do is figure out where the best 6 is.
And to make it even easier, I’ll give you 4 choices:
1) Hit your opponent off the 2 point (8/2*)
2) Make your ace point (7/1)
3) Make your bar point (12/7)
4) Bring a builder around (15/9)
And now, for the tie-breaker question.
Supposing white had rolled 2-2 instead of 6-1.
How would you play it?
