Opening Reply 6-6

Best
Nearly Best
Pretty Good
Not So Good
Here are the best ways to play a roll of    after each of Red's possible opening rolls.

The EQUITY column shows the estimated cubeless equity of each potential play. The best play is displayed with a white background and the other plays are displayed with progressively darker backgrounds to give a rough idea of the amount of equity lost. Plays that give up more than 0.05 in cubeless equity are not listed at all.

  The VOTES column indicates the recommendations of some selected experts:

      D = Joe Dwek, in Backgammon for Profit (1975).
      R = Bill Robertie, in Inside Backgammon, Volume 8 (1998).
      C = Rene Cerutti, posted to the Internet (1999).
      B = Bart Brooks, in Backgammon's Best Openings and Replies (2004).

The check marks denote the best play in each of the following situations:

After

played
24/23, 13/11
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .633, .153, .005
  − .367, .074, .002

+.348   RBC
 
After

played
13/11, 6/5
  Reply
   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .615, .146, .005
  − .385, .081, .002

+.298   RDB
 
After

played
8/5, 6/5
  Reply
   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .612, .141, .005
  − .388, .081, .002

+.287   RDBC
 
After

played
24/21, 13/11
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .612, .119, .004
  − .388, .067, .002

+.277   RBC
 
After

played
13/11, 13/10
  Reply
   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .632, .154, .007
  − .368, .082, .003

+.339   RDB
 
After

played
24/23, 13/9
  Reply
   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .631, .147, .005
  − .369, .076, .002

+.336   RBC
 
After

played
24/20, 6/5
  Reply
   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .602, .108, .003
  − .398, .067, .002

+.246   R
 
After

played
13/9, 6/5
  Reply
   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .613, .142, .005
  − .387, .084, .002

+.285   RDB
 
After

played
8/4, 6/4
  Reply
   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .614, .144, .005
  − .386, .081, .002

+.293   RDBC
 
After

played
24/21, 24/20
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .610, .105, .003
  − .390, .054, .001

+.274   R
 
After

played
24/21, 13/9
  Reply
   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .603, .117, .004
  − .397, .071, .002

+.254   RBC
 
After

played
24/20, 13/10
  Reply
   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .604, .115, .004
  − .396, .069, .002

+.256   RB
 
After

played
13/10, 13/9
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .626, .148, .006
  − .374, .083, .003

+.319   RDB
 
After

played
24/23, 13/8
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .634, .142, .004
  − .366, .072, .002

+.341   RBC
 
After

played
24/18
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7*(2)   + .652, .160, .005
  − .348, .063, .002

+.404   R (.050)
  13/7*/1*(2)   + .588, .249, .006
  − .412, .100, .003

+.328   (.076) (.128) (.201)
 
After

played
13/8, 6/5
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .621, .144, .005
  − .379, .079, .002

+.310   RDB
 
After

played
24/22, 13/8
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .617, .128, .004
  − .383, .070, .002

+.294   RB
 
After

played
13/8, 6/4
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .625, .148, .006
  − .375, .080, .002

+.322   R
 
After

played
13/11, 13/8
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .631, .153, .006
  − .369, .080, .002

+.337   RDBC
 
After

played
8/3, 6/3
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .621, .148, .006
  − .379, .081, .002

+.313   RBC
 
After

played
13/10, 13/8
  Reply
   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .625, .149, .006
  − .375, .081, .002

+.322   RD
 
After

played
24/20, 13/8
  Reply
   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .602, .112, .004
  − .398, .065, .002

+.253   RBC
 
After

played
13/9, 13/8
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .628, .148, .006
  − .372, .082, .002

+.325   RDB
 
After

played
13/7, 8/7
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  13/7(2), 8/2(2)   + .470, .154, .008
  − .530, .161, .007

−.064   RBC (.029)
  13/7(4)   + .465, .140, .006
  − .535, .141, .005

−.071   D (.007) (.010) (.040)
  13/7(3), 8/2   + .465, .145, .006
  − .535, .158, .007

−.084   (.019) (.010) (.028) (.033)
 
After

played
24/18, 13/11
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7*(2)   + .635, .165, .006
  − .365, .073, .002

+.367   RDBC (.071)
  13/7*/1*(2)   + .582, .254, .009
  − .418, .106, .004

+.316   (.051) (.108) (.174)
 
After

played
24/16
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .620, .141, .004
  − .380, .056, .002

+.327   RB
 
After

played
13/5
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .619, .144, .005
  − .381, .081, .002

+.303   R
 
After

played
24/18, 13/10
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7*(2)   + .641, .153, .006
  − .359, .070, .002

+.369   RDBC (.094)
  13/7*/1*(2)   + .586, .255, .009
  − .414, .106, .004

+.328   (.042) (.109) (.181)
 
After

played
24/15
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .619, .136, .003
  − .381, .056, .002

+.319   RB
 
After

played
8/2, 6/2
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .635, .157, .006
  − .365, .076, .002

+.356   RB
 
After

played
24/18, 13/9
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7*(2)   + .641, .158, .006
  − .359, .071, .002

+.373   RDB (.076)
  13/7*/1*(2)   + .583, .255, .009
  − .417, .108, .004

+.317   (.056) (.117) (.190)
 
After

played
24/14
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .616, .139, .003
  − .384, .056, .002

+.317   RBC
 
After

played
24/13
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   PLAY W      G     BG     EQUITY VOTES CL DMP GG GS
  24/18(2), 13/7(2)   + .620, .131, .003
  − .380, .049, .002

+.324   RDBC
 

 

Summary
  Opening Play   Reply
24/18(2),
13/7(2)
13/7(2),
8/2(2)
  24/23, 13/11 
  13/11, 6/5 
  8/5, 6/5 
  24/21, 13/11 
  13/11, 13/10 
  24/23, 13/9 
  24/20, 6/5 
  13/9, 6/5 
  8/4, 6/4 
  24/21, 24/20 
  24/21, 13/9 
  24/20, 13/10 
  13/10, 13/9 
  24/23, 13/8 
  24/18*7 
  13/8, 6/5 
  24/22, 13/8 
  13/8, 6/4 
  13/11, 13/8 
  8/3, 6/3 
  13/10, 13/8 
  24/20, 13/8 
  13/9, 13/8 
  13/7, 8/7 
  24/18, 13/11*7 
  24/16 
  13/5 
  24/18, 13/10*7 
  24/15 
  8/2, 6/2 
  24/18, 13/9*7 
  24/14 
  24/13 
  24/18(2),
13/7(2)
13/7(2),
8/2(2)

 

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