03-05-2023, 08:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-06-2023, 03:20 AM by hank.)
I'm not certain a proclamation of winning percent can be made of the opening roll. Too much is unknown at the start of the game.
If I were to pick a preferred opening roll, I prefer 61 (⚅⚀).
I would use the 61 roll to block my Bar-Point (aka the 7th point on the board).
I consider the beginning of the game to be a race. Given the opening roll cannot be a doubles roll, by the rules of the game, my opponent has the advantage of rolling 66 on their 1st roll. Blocking the bar and the movement of my opponent checkers from point 1 feels advantageous. Another good "run" opening roll of my opponent, 65 is also blocked this way.
If I were to pick a preferred opening roll, I prefer 61 (⚅⚀).
I would use the 61 roll to block my Bar-Point (aka the 7th point on the board).
I consider the beginning of the game to be a race. Given the opening roll cannot be a doubles roll, by the rules of the game, my opponent has the advantage of rolling 66 on their 1st roll. Blocking the bar and the movement of my opponent checkers from point 1 feels advantageous. Another good "run" opening roll of my opponent, 65 is also blocked this way.