DUPLICATE BACKGAMMONQUIZ
MOCHY VS. MCG!San Antonio, 2014
Presented by Phil SimborgUSBGF Teaching Pro
Scoring
5 points for the best answer 1-3 points for 2nd or 3rd best answer
depending on how close to the best answer: .03 or less, 3 points .031 to .05, 2 points .051 to .07, 1 point
NOTE: 90 SECOND time limit per move.
1. Money, Red to play 6-4
RED: 21/11
WHITE: 23/17 21/17
BLUE: 13/7 11/7
Pip Count:
Blue 164
Red 184
1. Answer: Red—5 pointsWhite 2, Blue 2
2. Blue trails 5A/1A Crawfordand Blue to play 2-1 from the bar
RED: Bar/23 5/4
WHITE: Bar/23 8/7
BLUE: Bar/23 24/23
Pip Count:
Blue 164
Red 128
2. Answer: Red—5 pointsWhite 3, Blue 2
3. DMP, Red to play 6-3
RED: 20/17* 8/2*
WHITE: 20/17* 17/11
BLUE: 20/14 14/11
Pip Count:
Blue 132
Red 109
3. Answer: Blue 5, White 2
4. Blue trails 5A/3A to play 6-2
RED: 13/11 13/7
WHITE: 24/22 13/7
BLUE: 24/18 13/11
Pip Count:
Blue 163
Red 152
4. Answer: Red—5 pointsBlue 2
5. 7A/7A Red to play 6-2
RED: 13/7 11/9*
WHITE: 11/5 7/5
BLUE: 24/18 11/9*
Pip Count:
Blue 115
Red 141
5. Answer: White– 5 points
6. 5A/5A Red to play 6-5
RED: 20/15 20/14
WHITE: 20/9
BLUE: 8/2 7/2
Pip Count:
Blue 103
Red 165
6. Answer: RedPoints: Red 5
7. 11A/11A Red to play 5-1
RED: 10/5 6/5
WHITE: 24/23* 6/1*
BLUE: 24/23* 7/2
Pip Count:
Blue 127
Red 106
7. Answer: Blue—5 pointsRed 2, White 1
8. Red leads 4A/5A, play 6-2
RED: 9/1*
WHITE: 22/14
BLUE: 9/3 5/3
Pip Count:
Blue 109
Red 123
8. Answer: Blue—5 PointsRed 2
9. 5A/5A Blue to play 5-4
RED: 9/4* 8/4
WHITE: 18/14* 14/9
BLUE: 18/14* 9/4*
Pip Count:
Blue 157
Red 162
9. Answer: White—5 points
10. 5A/5A Red to play 4-4
RED: 13/5 7/3(2)
WHITE: 13/9 8/4 6/2(2)
BLUE: 13/5 6/2(2)
Pip Count:
Blue 112
Red 92
10. Answer: Blue—5 PointsRed 2, White 1
Tie Breaker
If your name is Bob Koca and it is DMP and you are playing Malcolm Davis and he has 9 checkers on your ace point and you are on roll, what are the odds of your losing this match?
