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“Three Great Games”
Rollout of Game 2, Position 17b
From Backgammon: the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw
Rollout of Game 2, Position 17b
From Backgammon: the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw
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| 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.
Rollout
 Tom Keith 2013 |
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Money play Black owns 4-cube White rolls 5-1 1296 games with VR Checker play: 3-ply Cube play: XG Roller |
XGID=-DbDaCB-B------a----bbbbc-:2:-1:1:51:0:0:0:0
| 5-1: | Game | G | BG | Equity | ||||
| 1 | 6/5, 6/1 |
W L |
.7290 .2710 |
.0884 .0088 |
.0007 .0002 | +0.4301 |
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| 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) |