XGID=--CBbBB-BB---a---c-bBcb-b-:0:0:1:51:0:0:0:0:10

Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| O O | | O X O O O |
| O | | O X O O O |
| O | | O |
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | X |
| X X | | X X O X X |
| X X | | X X O X X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 108 O: 110 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 51

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Tim Chow

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XGID=--CBbBB-BB---a---c-bBcb-b-:0:0:1:51:0:0:0:0:10

Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| O O | | O X O O O |
| O | | O X O O O |
| O | | O |
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | X |
| X X | | X X O X X |
| X X | | X X O X X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 108 O: 110 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 51

I hate breaking my board, but the rollout below suggests that maybe I
should dial back that hatred a bit. See also the variant below, which
features duplication of 3's.

1. Rollout¹ 6/5 6/1 eq:+0.058
Player: 52.03% (G:6.59% B:0.18%)
Opponent: 47.97% (G:9.69% B:0.25%)
Confidence: ±0.009 (+0.049..+0.067) - [100.0%]

2. Rollout¹ 20/14 eq:-0.035 (-0.093)
Player: 50.78% (G:8.03% B:0.33%)
Opponent: 49.22% (G:15.29% B:0.24%)
Confidence: ±0.009 (-0.044..-0.025) - [0.0%]

3. Rollout¹ 6/1 2/1 eq:-0.068 (-0.126)
Player: 48.56% (G:8.66% B:0.27%)
Opponent: 51.44% (G:10.31% B:0.23%)
Confidence: ±0.009 (-0.078..-0.059) - [0.0%]

¹ 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.19.211.pre-release

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Variant
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XGID=--CBbBB-BB-a-----c-bBcb-b-:0:0:1:51:0:0:0:0:10

Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| O | | O X O O O |
| O | | O X O O O |
| O | | O |
| | | |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | X |
| X X | | X X O X X |
| O X X | | X X O X X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 108 O: 112 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 51

1. Rollout¹ 20/14 eq:+0.100
Player: 54.38% (G:7.83% B:0.28%)
Opponent: 45.62% (G:12.79% B:0.24%)
Confidence: ±0.013 (+0.087..+0.112) - [100.0%]

2. Rollout¹ 6/5 6/1 eq:+0.059 (-0.041)
Player: 52.08% (G:6.68% B:0.18%)
Opponent: 47.92% (G:9.50% B:0.24%)
Confidence: ±0.009 (+0.050..+0.069) - [0.0%]

¹ 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
Dice Seed: 271828
Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.19.211.pre-release

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Tim Chow

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On 11/7/2022 8:29 AM, Timothy Chow wrote:

XGID=--CBbBB-BB---a---c-bBcb-b-:0:0:1:51:0:0:0:0:10

Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game  +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
 | O           O    |   | O  X  O  O     O |  |             O    |   | O  X  O  O     O |  |             O    |   |       O          |  |                  |   |                  |
 |                  |   |                  |
 |                  |BAR|                  |
 |                  |   |                  |
 |                  |   |                  |
 |                  |   |             X    |
 |          X  X    |   | X  X  O  X  X    |  |          X  X    |   | X  X  O  X  X    |  +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count  X: 108  O: 110 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 51

I'll keep the blockade. If missed X is in very good shape. If not, O
still has a lot of work to do to get her runners home. 20/14.

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