• Money Game

+-13-14-15-16-17-18-+---+-19-20-21-22-23-24-+
|2O ' ' '2X4X '2X ' ' '5O|
|   |
|      |  25  |
|2X ' ' ' '5O|   | '3O ' ' '5X|
+-12-11-10--9--8--7-+---+--6--5--4--3--2--1-+

Pip counts: White: 163, Red: 167

• Red to play


            • Moves Candidates

24/22 13/8
13/8 13/11

            • 3-ply, Cubeful

• 24/22 13/8 -0.319
    42.0%   10.8%  0.4%    58.0%   17.8%   0.7%
• 13/8 13/11 -0.392 ( -0.074)
    40.2%   11.4%  0.4%    59.8%   19.0%   1.0%


        • After Red has played 24/22 13/8                                                                • After Red has played 13/8 13/11


+-13-14-15-16-17-18-+---+-19-20-21-22-23-24-+
|1O '1O '2X4X '2X ' ' '4O|
|   |
|      |      |
|2X ' ' ' '5O|   | '4O ' ' '5X|
+-12-11-10--9--8--7-+---+--6--5--4--3--2--1-+
+-13-14-15-16-17-18-+---+-19-20-21-22-23-24-+
|2O ' ' '2X4X '2X ' ' '3O|
|   |
|      |      |
|2X ' ' ' '5O|   | '4O ' '1O5X|
+-12-11-10--9--8--7-+---+--6--5--4--3--2--1-+
                                                                    Pip counts: White: 163, Red: 160



When your opponent has made a good inner-board point on the opening roll, it is generally better to split your backmen.
24/22 puts pressure on White's stripped 8-point and increases Red's chances of making an advanced anchor.












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