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Position 11, page 18
From Better Backgammon, by Tim Holland
From Better Backgammon, by Tim Holland
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The correct move is to make your 5 point. It is much too early to hit Black’s blot on his 8 point and cover your 5 point by moving a man from your bar. This play would leave blots on your bar, 8, and on Black’s 3 point, any one of which, if hit, could prove disastrous for you. You must build a better board and then hope to hit a blot. The odds are very much in your favor that Black will be forced to leave another blot, perhaps several, before the conclusion of this game.
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Rollout
 Tom Keith 2013 |
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Money play White owns 2-cube White rolls 5-2 1296 games with VR Checker play: 3-ply Cube play: XG Roller |
XGID=-----ACBA---AC---accccBbB-:1:1:1:52:0:0:0:0
| 5-2: | Game | G | BG | Equity | ||||
| 1 | 13/11, 13/8 |
W L |
.5073 .4927 |
.0319 .2987 |
.0013 .0561 | −0.0709 |
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| 2 | 13/8, 7/5 |
W L |
.5074 .4926 |
.0309 .2990 |
.0011 .0541 | −0.0727 | (0.0018) | |
| 3 | 12/5 |
W L |
.5021 .4979 |
.0289 .3031 |
.0010 .0554 | −0.0924 | (0.0215) |
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| 4 | 13/8, 6/4 |
W L |
.5005 .4995 |
.0271 .3078 |
.0011 .0563 | −0.1084 | (0.0375) |
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