What's the point of a guard on your first stone?

Here's what happens if you don't set a first stone guard - Team B starts with the hammer:

1st End
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock, blank end
Score: 0-0 (Team B has hammer)

2nd End
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock, blank end
Score: 0-0 (Team B has hammer)

3rd End
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock, blank end
Score: 0-0 (Team B has hammer)

4th End
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock, blank end
Score: 0-0 (Team B has hammer)

5th End
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock, blank end
Score: 0-0 (Team B has hammer)

6th End
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock, blank end
Score: 0-0 (Team B has hammer)

7th End
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock, blank end
Score: 0-0 (Team B has hammer)

8th End
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock, blank end
Score: 0-0 (Team B has hammer)

9th End
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock, blank end
Score: 0-0 (Team B has hammer)

10th End
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Lead: Draw to the house
Team B Lead: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Second: Draw to the house
Team B Second: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Vice: Draw to the house
Team B Vice: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock
Team A Skip: Draw to the house
Team B Skip: Take out Team A's rock, leave stone in house
Team B wins 1-0

/r/Curling Thread