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Position 28, page 66
From Backgammon for Blood, by Bruce Becker
From Backgammon for Blood, by Bruce Becker
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| White to play 5-1. |
Of the group of 5 point builders, the 5-1 opener is the least valuable.
Although I don’t like bringing another man to the W8 point this early in the game, this point is so important for building that this fourth man on it will be of future value. The ramifications of the blot on W5 being hit and being covered have already been discussed; this move is the best possible one for this throw.
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Rollout
 Tom Keith 2013 |
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Money play Centered cube White rolls 5-1 1296 games with VR Checker play: 3-ply Cube play: XG Roller |
XGID=-b----E-C---eE---c-e----B-:0:0:1:51:0:0:0:0
| 5-1: | Game | G | BG | Equity | ||||
| 1 | 24/23, 13/8 |
W L |
.5016 .4984 |
.1376 .1339 |
.0061 .0051 | +0.0127 |
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| 2 | 13/8, 6/5 |
W L |
.4976 .5024 |
.1377 .1417 |
.0063 .0075 | −0.0153 | (0.0280) |
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| 3 | 24/18 |
W L |
.4934 .5066 |
.1219 .1422 |
.0053 .0054 | −0.0443 | (0.0570) | |
| 4 | 13/7 |
W L |
.4770 .5230 |
.1368 .1478 |
.0068 .0077 | −0.1004 | (0.1131) |
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