Fewest stones needed to break all ladders

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Re: Fewest stones needed to break all ladders

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@SmoothOper: Please define 'ladder'. :scratch:
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Re: Fewest stones needed to break all ladders

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I guess 7-4's would do pretty well, but not any more efficiently than star points.
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