I was watching quackle play quackle in some games this morning (an exciting life I lead) and came across a position where I believe quackle would've been better off passing instead of making a play.
#player1 quackle quackle #player2 quackle2 quackle2
quackle: DFIILST 8G FID +14 14 quackle2: DEILNOU 7D UNOILED +72 72 quackle: AAILOST E1 ALATIO.S +66 80 quackle2: BDEIKNS 1D B.NKSIDE +104 176 quackle: ADEIIOO 2A EIDO.A +26 106 quackle2: ?CEEIUU 4C CU.IE +14 190 quackle: ABIJOVW A1 J.W +39 145 quackle2: ?EEGPRU 3G PUGgREE +85 275 quackle: ABCIOVY J7 .OBY +26 171 quackle2: ANPRSTT 8A TRAP. +37 312 quackle: ACEIIVY 5G CIVIE +27 198 quackle2: AEGNSTZ D7 ..GAZE +36 348 quackle: AAERTVY E10 YA +37 235 quackle2: HNNORST 4J HORN +28 376 quackle: AAERRTV 12C V.RA +13 248 quackle2: EHLNNST 13E NTH +19 395 quackle: AELRTTU C2 .U.T +14 262 quackle2: AELMNSW 6E .W +26 421 quackle: AEEILRT 14G ATELIER +64 326 quackle2: AELMNSS 15I MANLESS +93 514 quackle: GMNOQRX 13L GOX +32 358 quackle2: ?EFOOT 15G wO....... +41 555 quackle: MNQR H7 ..MN +6 364 quackle2: EFOT J12 TO.. +4 559 quackle: QR 10C R.. +6 370 quackle2: EF B8 .E +2 561 quackle: Q - +0 370 quackle2: F B8 ..F +32 593 quackle2: (Q) +20 613
When Quackle2 plays TOLA, it blocks REM, leaving only RAY as a play for Quackle's R. However, this sets up REF/FRAY for Quackle2. If Quackle passes instead of playing RAY, Quackle 2 goes out with FE/FORE,EX 12M for 21, making the final tally 602-364 instead of 613-370, saving 5 spread points. Is solving this problem any more difficult than adding a PASS to the list of possible endgame moves? 99%+ of the time it will quickly be disregarded, but once in a while, I think it will be correct. Thanks, Paul Cole
