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Position 19, page 26
From Backgammon, the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw
From Backgammon, the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw
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| Black to play 4-3. |
Bring two men from white’s 12 point to black’s 9 and 10 points. Again, this gives black the potential to create new points. Although vulnerable to rolls totaling 8 or 9, this is still the most effective play. There are no happier alternatives.
Rollout
 Tom Keith 2013 |
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Money play Centered cube Black rolls 4-3 1296 games with VR Checker play: 3-ply Cube play: XG Roller |
XGID=-b----E-C---eE---c-e----B-:0:0:1:43:0:0:0:0
| 4-3: | Game | G | BG | Equity | ||||
| 1 | 13/10, 13/9 |
W L |
.4988 .5012 |
.1572 .1405 |
.0081 .0077 | +0.0178 |
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| 2 | 24/20, 13/10 |
W L |
.5019 .4981 |
.1422 .1405 |
.0070 .0072 | +0.0062 | (0.0116) | |
| 3 | 24/21, 13/9 |
W L |
.4987 .5013 |
.1404 .1354 |
.0073 .0065 | −0.0040 | (0.0218) | |
| 4 | 24/21, 24/20 |
W L |
.4984 .5016 |
.1246 .1349 |
.0063 .0049 | −0.0098 | (0.0276) | |
| 5 | 24/20, 6/3 |
W L |
.4767 .5233 |
.1232 .1529 |
.0055 .0074 | −0.1088 | (0.1266) |
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