“Three Great Games”
Rollout of Game 2, Position 17b
From Backgammon: the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw

White to play 5-1.

There are a wealth of fascinating critical decisions to be made with this roll. White could hit on the 4 point and move a man in from the 8 point. But this would leave two men open, which is dangerous, considering black’s five-point board. Secondly, he could play both outside men, saving one and leaving only one man open to a 3 or a 5. But white chooses to play conservatively and safely, taking both men off his 6 point.

6/5, 6/1
Rollout 
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Black owns 4-cube
White rolls 5-1

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5-1: Game BG   Equity
1 6/5, 6/1 W
L
.7290
.2710
.0884
.0088
.0007
.0002
+0.4301 x  *
2 8/7, 8/3 W
L
.6255
.3745
.1003
.0130
.0011
.0002
+0.1847 (0.2454) 
3 8/3, 5/4* W
L
.5783
.4217
.1894
.0776
.0036
.0016
+0.1357 (0.2944) 

Three Great Games,” Backgammon: the Cruelest Game

Backgammon: the Cruelest Game (1974), by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw

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