nabla: Agree 100% with your second request. Even for my own games. Since I play a mix of all the gammon games, I may come across a race game that I still have one on the bar I don't have to move, but my instinct is when I see 1 or 2 pieces on the bar, to get them out before doing anything else. If I took an extra 5 seconds, I would see it's a race game and I might be able to make beter moves elsewhere - but many times I don't take the extra 5 seconds.