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  • 65R-41$-11

    From Timothy Chow@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 25 08:55:26 2022
    No, the subject line is not grawlix, it's Nactation.

    XGID=-b----E-C---dF--ac-da---A-:0:0:1:11:0:0:0:0:10

    X:Player 1 O:Player 2
    Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
    +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | X O O | | O O X |
    | X O | | O |
    | X O | | O |
    | X | | O |
    | 6 | | |
    | |BAR| |
    | | | X |
    | O | | X |
    | O X | | X |
    | O X | | X O |
    | O X | | X O |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 156 O: 162 X-O: 0-0
    Cube: 1
    X to play 11

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    Tim Chow

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  • From Stick Rice@21:1/5 to Tim Chow on Wed Jan 26 08:37:12 2022
    On Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 8:55:29 AM UTC-5, Tim Chow wrote:
    No, the subject line is not grawlix, it's Nactation.

    XGID=-b----E-C---dF--ac-da---A-:0:0:1:11:0:0:0:0:10

    X:Player 1 O:Player 2
    Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
    +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | X O O | | O O X |
    | X O | | O |
    | X O | | O |
    | X | | O |
    | 6 | | |
    | |BAR| |
    | | | X |
    | O | | X |
    | O X | | X |
    | O X | | X O |
    | O X | | X O |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 156 O: 162 X-O: 0-0
    Cube: 1
    X to play 11

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    Tim Chow

    N is for ...

    Stick

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  • From Timothy Chow@21:1/5 to Stick Rice on Wed Jan 26 22:06:30 2022
    On 1/26/2022 11:37 AM, Stick Rice wrote:
    N is for ...

    I hate to admit it, but this is clever.

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    Tim Chow

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  • From Timothy Chow@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 27 09:50:39 2022
    XGID=-b----E-C---dF--ac-da---A-:0:0:1:11:0:0:0:0:10

    X:Player 1 O:Player 2
    Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
    +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | X O O | | O O X |
    | X O | | O |
    | X O | | O |
    | X | | O |
    | 6 | | |
    | |BAR| |
    | | | X |
    | O | | X |
    | O X | | X |
    | O X | | X O |
    | O X | | X O |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 156 O: 162 X-O: 0-0
    Cube: 1
    X to play 11

    Players who have studied second-roll positions will know that if your
    opponent opens with 13/9 6/5 and you roll 11, then the computer tells
    you to hit. This position looks very similar, but one of the back
    checkers has already escaped to the midpoint. That changes things.
    With two checkers on the 24pt, moving 24/20 serves to split and
    possibly make an advanced anchor. Those considerations are not
    relevant with only a single checker on the 24pt. If X hits here,
    then O has many return shots, and X may end up exposing another blot
    and losing his racing edge. Playing 8/7(2) 6/5(2) improves his
    structure with minimal risk. He could get primed, but O's prime is
    not strong yet, and it's easier to leap one checker over a prime than
    two checkers.

    1. Rollout¹ 8/7(2) 6/5(2) eq:+0.339
    Player: 58.58% (G:15.51% B:0.86%)
    Opponent: 41.42% (G:11.45% B:0.37%)
    Confidence: ±0.007 (+0.332..+0.347) - [100.0%]

    2. Rollout¹ 24/20* eq:+0.269 (-0.071)
    Player: 55.80% (G:16.60% B:1.20%)
    Opponent: 44.20% (G:11.59% B:0.42%)
    Confidence: ±0.008 (+0.261..+0.277) - [0.0%]

    ¹ 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
    Dice Seed: 271828
    Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

    eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.19.207.pre-release

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    Tim Chow

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