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  • It's the same meal, even if you eat the dessert first.

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 26 01:12:34 2021
    Here, the best play is remarkably obvious if you see it.
    But unfortunately I didn't see it.
    At a more elementary level than observing genuine banana splits,
    it's important not to miss plays which start out with a banana split play
    like 6-4* but cover with the rest of the roll so that they don't leave any
    more exposure than any other play.

    Paul

    XGID=aBABaBBA-A--bA-bBA-eb-b---:1:-1:1:42:10:6:3:0:10
    X:Daniel O:eXtremeGammon

    Score is X:10 O:6. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver
    +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | X O X X | | O O O | +---+
    | O X | | O O O | | 2 |
    | | | O | +---+
    | | | O |
    | | | O |
    | |BAR| |
    | | O | |
    | | | |
    | | | |
    | O | | X X X X |
    | O X X | | X X O X X X |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 110 O: 138 X-O: 10-6
    Cube: 2, O own cube
    X to play 42

    1. XG Roller+ 6/2 6/4* eq:+0.633
    Player: 70.15% (G:47.06% B:0.44%)
    Opponent: 29.85% (G:12.79% B:1.65%)

    2. XG Roller+ 13/7 eq:+0.254 (-0.379)
    Player: 61.21% (G:31.49% B:0.41%)
    Opponent: 38.79% (G:14.31% B:0.89%)

    3. 2-ply 17/13 9/7 eq:+0.334 (-0.299)
    Player: 64.28% (G:27.30% B:0.35%)
    Opponent: 35.72% (G:9.93% B:0.24%)

    4. 1-ply 13/9 7/5 eq:+0.307 (-0.326)
    Player: 62.76% (G:30.70% B:0.50%)
    Opponent: 37.24% (G:12.31% B:0.58%)

    5. 1-ply 17/13 7/5 eq:+0.290 (-0.343)
    Player: 62.34% (G:30.00% B:0.46%)
    Opponent: 37.66% (G:12.32% B:0.51%)


    eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10

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