Position 29, page 36
From Backgammon, the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw

Black to play 5-2.

Bring two men from white’s 12 point to black’s 11 and 8 points. This is the worst of opening rolls. There are no good alternative plays.
13/8, 13/11  *
24/22, 13/8 x
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5-2: Game G  BG   Equity
1 24/22, 13/8 W
L 		.5021
.4979 		.1399
.1348 		.0062
.0048 		+0.0177 x 
2 13/11, 13/8 W
L 		.4976
.5024 		.1505
.1453 		.0078
.0073 		+0.0014 (0.0163)  *
3 13/8, 6/4 W
L 		.4876
.5124 		.1373
.1441 		.0063
.0078 		−0.0566 (0.0743) 
4 13/6 W
L 		.4757
.5243 		.1405
.1560 		.0074
.0071 		−0.0943 (0.1120) 

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