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where his five men are generally placed in his adversary's outer table, five men upon his adversary's ace, and three upon his adversary's quatre-point. And B to have two men upon his own six-point, likewise three upon his usual point in his outer table, two upon the point where his five are commonly placed in his adversary's outer table, five upon his adversary's ace, and three men upon his adversary's trois-point. Who has the fairest chance to win the hit ?
Ans. A has ; because he is to play either an ace or a deuce from his adversary's ace-point, in order to make both those points as occasion offers ; and having the quatre-point in his adversary's tables, he may more easily bring those men away, and will also have a resting-place by the conve-niency of that point, which at all times in the game will give him an opportunity of running for the hit, or staying, if he think proper. Whereas B cannot so readily come trom the trois-point in his adversary's tables.
7. Suppose A and B place their men in the following manner for a hit:—A to have three men upon his own six-point, three upon his usual point in his outer table, and nine men upon his adversary's ace, deuce, and trois-points, three upon each; and suppose B's men to be placed in the same order and manner. The result is, that the best player ought to win the hit; and the dice are to be thrown for, the situation being perfectly equal in A's and B's game. If A throw first, let him endeavour to gain his adversary's cinque-point ; when that is effected, let him lay as many blots as possible, to tempt B to hit him; for every time that B hits will be in A's favour, because it puts B backward ; and let A take up none of B's men for the same reason. A should always en- |
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