Position 78, page 149
From Backgammon for Blood, by Bruce Becker

Should White
double to 2?

I would quickly evaluate this as my being two throws better than Black, and so I would throw the cube at him. I figure it thus: on the lower half of my inner board — the 1, 2, and 3 points — I have four men more than he. But this isn’t as important as the upper half — the 4, 5, and 6 points. Here I have at least a one-throw advantage as far as the 4 point is concerned, we are equal on the 5, and I have a half throw advantage on the 6 point. This, combined with the strength I show on the 1 and 2 points, would prompt me to throw the cube, especially when I take into consideration the fact that I have the dice (otherwise I could not offer the cube) and so, after my throw, I should be three throws ahead!

If he takes it, he’s a fool; I wouldn’t take it if the positions were reversed. My rule here is that I double when I’m two throws ahead.

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Cube Action Game BG   Equity
No double W
L
.8071
.1929
.0000
.0000
.0000
.0000
+0.8969 (0.1031) 
Double Take W
L
.8061
.1939
.0000
.0000
.0000
.0000
+1.1108 +1.0000 x  *
Drop +1.0000

  White should double and Black should pass  

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