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Position 73a, page 130
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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Should White double to 2? |
If it is white’s roll, there can be no argument that black should refuse the double. With only three rolls or less remaining in the game, white, who is behind in the pip count doubles and his opponent must drop.
Rollout
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Money play Centered cube White on roll 1296 games with VR Checker play: 3-ply Cube play: XG Roller |
XGID=-BBB------------------b-d-:0:0:1:00:0:0:0:0
| Cube Action | Game | G | BG | Equity | |||||
| No double |
W L |
.8218 .1782 |
.0000 .0000 |
.0000 .0000 | +0.8088 | (0.1912) | |||
| Double | Take |
W L |
.8218 .1782 |
.0000 .0000 |
.0000 .0000 | +1.2852 | +1.0000 |
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| Drop | +1.0000 | ||||||||
White should double and Black should pass
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