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  • Even though I'm overweight, I still sometimes know when to eat dessert

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 28 07:22:42 2021
    The below is probably too obvious to give as a quiz.
    I did immediately realise it was a banana split and was quite
    confident the play was correct. Look at how horrific the alternatives are.

    Paul

    XGID=-CCDBaB-----aa---aabbc-c-A:1:-1:1:31:6:0:3:0:10
    X:Daniel O:eXtremeGammon

    Score is X:6 O:0. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver
    +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | O O O | | O O O O | +---+
    | | | O O O O | | 2 |
    | | | O O | +---+
    | | | |
    | | X | |
    | |BAR| |
    | | | |
    | | | X |
    | | | X X X |
    | | | X X X X X |
    | O | | X O X X X X |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 66 O: 100 X-O: 6-0
    Cube: 2, O own cube
    X to play 31

    1. 3-ply Bar/22 6/5* eq:-0.252
    Player: 41.49% (G:24.36% B:0.73%)
    Opponent: 58.51% (G:20.58% B:1.02%)

    2. 3-ply Bar/22 3/2 eq:-0.417 (-0.164)
    Player: 36.65% (G:11.59% B:0.23%)
    Opponent: 63.35% (G:4.34% B:0.10%)

    3. 3-ply Bar/22 2/1 eq:-0.424 (-0.172)
    Player: 36.57% (G:10.70% B:0.22%)
    Opponent: 63.43% (G:4.44% B:0.11%)

    4. 1-ply Bar/22 4/3 eq:-0.690 (-0.438)
    Player: 27.80% (G:6.50% B:0.08%)
    Opponent: 72.20% (G:5.60% B:0.13%)

    5. 1-ply Bar/24 4/1 eq:-0.933 (-0.681)
    Player: 22.90% (G:4.43% B:0.05%)
    Opponent: 77.10% (G:4.92% B:0.10%)


    eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10

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