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Position 17, page 29
From Better Backgammon, by Tim Holland
From Better Backgammon, by Tim Holland
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| White to play 2-1. |
The correct play is to move both men off your 6 point to your 5 and 4 points. This eliminates any possibility of having a blot on your next roll. Black, on his next turn — unless he is fortunate enough to roll a total of 5 or under — will be forced either to break his board or your 1 point. If he breaks your 1 point, you will have several combinations that will permit you to point on his remaining blot, thus forcing him to enter past your men where he no longer will be a threat.
If you were to bear a man off your 3 point, whether Black broke your 1 point or not, the rolls of double 6s, 4s, and 6 and 5 would force you to leave a blot. If he chose to break it, then add the roll of double 5s to the list.
Rollout
 Tom Keith 2013 |
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Money play Black owns 2-cube White rolls 2-1 1296 games with VR Checker play: 3-ply Cube play: XG Roller |
XGID=-bCDCCB------------cbbbbb-:1:-1:1:21:0:0:0:0
| 2-1: | Game | G | BG | Equity | ||||
| 1 | 6/5, 6/4 |
W L |
.9632 .0368 |
.0963 .0000 |
.0022 .0000 | +1.0132 |
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| 2 | 3/off |
W L |
.9305 .0695 |
.1365 .0000 |
.0034 .0000 | +0.9778 | (0.0354) | |
| 3 | 5/4, 2/off |
W L |
.9153 .0847 |
.1108 .0000 |
.0034 .0000 | +0.9210 | (0.0922) |
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