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Position 59, page 100
From Backgammon for Blood, by Bruce Becker
From Backgammon for Blood, by Bruce Becker
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| White to play 5-5. |
There really is no choice in the matter if I throw a double 6 and my opponent throws a 2-1, splitting his back men. If I throw a double 5, I’m running, period.
Virtually anything I then throw in this situation puts me into a very good running game. In fact, half of the possible throws even encourage me to double on my next turn if my opponent doesn’t make a great toss.
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Rollout
 Tom Keith 2013 |
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Money play Centered cube White rolls 5-5 1296 games with VR Checker play: 3-ply Cube play: XG Roller |
XGID=-aa---EBC---dCa--cBe------:0:0:1:55:0:0:0:0
| 5-5: | Game | G | BG | Equity | ||||
| 1 | 7/2*(2), 6/1*(2) |
W L |
.7320 .2680 |
.4320 .0533 |
.0127 .0022 | +1.0310 |
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| 2 | 18/8(2) |
W L |
.7396 .2604 |
.1430 .0369 |
.0044 .0011 | +0.9509 | (0.0801) |
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| 3 | 18/13(2), 6/1*(2) |
W L |
.7236 .2764 |
.1724 .0382 |
.0042 .0012 | +0.8831 | (0.1479) |
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