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Position 11a, page 20
From Better Backgammon, by Tim Holland
From Better Backgammon, by Tim Holland
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| White to play 5-2. |
I have shown this position in order to illustrate what I meant in Position 11 by “building a better board.” Now the correct play is to hit Black’s blot on his 8 point and make your 5 point. Black will not be able to escape unless he rolls 3 and 6. There are several combinations he could roll that would cause him to have additional blots, such as 1 and 3, 1 and 4, 1 and 5, 2 and 4, 2 and 5, 3 and 4, 3 and 5, and double 3s.
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=----BACCB--------abbbdBdB-:1:1:1:52:0:0:0:0
| 5-2: | Game | G | BG | Equity | ||||
| 1 | 22/17*, 7/5 |
W L |
.7283 .2717 |
.1798 .1127 |
.0085 .0105 | +0.8735 |
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