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Position 77, page 146
From Backgammon for Blood, by Bruce Becker
From Backgammon for Blood, by Bruce Becker
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Should White double to 2? |
Should you double? Yes, say I: if he accepts, you have more than an even chance to win double the bet. If he doesn’t accept it, great: you have your money. So, when I have this board, or a better one, I always throw the cube.
Rollout
 Tom Keith 2013 |
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Money play Centered cube White on roll 1296 games with VR Checker play: 3-ply Cube play: XG Roller |
XGID=--A--A-----------------aa-:0:0:1:00:0:0:0:0
| Cube Action | Game | G | BG | Equity | |||||
| No double |
W L |
.5278 .4722 |
.0000 .0000 |
.0000 .0000 | +0.0556 | (0.0555) | |||
| Double | Take |
W L |
.5278 .4722 |
.0000 .0000 |
.0000 .0000 | +0.1111 | +0.1111 |
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| Drop | +1.0000 | ||||||||
White should double and Black should take
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