“Three Great Games”
Rollout of Game 2, Position 1b
From Backgammon: the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw

White to play 3-3.

White makes his own 5 point and moves two men up to his opponent’s 4 point to thwart black’s builder on the 11 point.

24/21(2), 8/5(2)  *
8/5(2), 6/3(2) x
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White rolls 3-3

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3-3: Game BG   Equity
1 8/5(2), 6/3(2) W
L
.5630
.4370
.2009
.1264
.0105
.0067
+0.3062 x 
2 24/21(2), 8/5(2) W
L
.5553
.4447
.1713
.0937
.0064
.0036
+0.2749 (0.0313)  *
3 24/21(2), 13/10(2) W
L
.5591
.4409
.1523
.0920
.0059
.0035
+0.2734 (0.0328) 
4 24/21(2), 6/3(2) W
L
.5537
.4463
.1526
.0911
.0059
.0034
+0.2410 (0.0652) 
5 13/10(2), 6/3(2) W
L
.5478
.4522
.1804
.1341
.0093
.0072
+0.2179 (0.0883) 

Three Great Games,” Backgammon: the Cruelest Game

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

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