From: sethb@fid.morgan.com (Seth Breidbart)
Subject: Re: Two interesting QUIZ
Keywords: Do you know the answer?
Organization: my opinions only
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 15:33:50 GMT

In article <1992Jul24.140801.23900@cbnewse.cb.att.com>
J.J@cbnewse.cb.att.com (J.J.1) writes:

>QUIZ #1
>
>X to play Double 2?
>
>   +-------------------------------------------------------------+
>   |\------------------------+-----+----------------------------/|
>   || 13  14  15  16  17  18 |     | 19  20  21  22  23  24 ||  ||
>   ||                        |     |                  O   O ||  || 
>   ||                        |     |                      O ||  || 
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||        
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        | B   |                        ||  ||   +--+
>   ||                        |  A  |                        ||--||   |64|
>   ||                        |   R |                        ||  ||   +--+
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        |     | X   X                  ||  ||
>   ||                        |     | X   X                  ||  ||
>   || 12  11  10  09  08  07 |     | 06  05  04  03  02  01 ||  ||
>   |/------------------------+-----+----------------------------\|
>   +-------------------------------------------------------------+

It doesn't matter what X does, O will double X out before the next
roll.  If X owned the cube, 6-4(2),5-3(2) gets off on double 4's and
above, any other play gets off only on double 5's and 6's (or maybe
only 6's).

>QUIZ 2)
>
>X to play 5-1?
>   +-------------------------------------------------------------+
>   |\------------------------+-----+----------------------------/|
>   || 13  14  15  16  17  18 |     | 19  20  21  22  23  24 ||  ||
>   ||                        |     |                  O   O ||  || 
>   ||                        |     |                      O ||  || 
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||        
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        | B   |                        ||  ||   +--+
>   ||                        |  A  |                        ||--||   |64|
>   ||                        |   R |                        ||  ||   +--+
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        |     |                        ||  ||
>   ||                        |     | X   X                  ||  ||
>   ||                        |     | X   X                  ||  ||
>   || 12  11  10  09  08  07 |     | 06  05  04  03  02  01 ||  ||
>   |/------------------------+-----+----------------------------\|
>   +-------------------------------------------------------------+

Same problem with being doubled out.  Otherwise, 6 off and 6-1,6-5
both get off on double 5's and 6's, any other play only gets off on
double 6's.

Seth		sethb@fid.morgan.com