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Position 9, page 16
From Backgammon, the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw
From Backgammon, the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw
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| Black to play 1-1. |
Bring two men from black’s 8 point to black’s 7, or bar point, and two men from black’s 6 point to black’s 5 point. This invaluable roll establishes an immediate three-point block incorporating two important points — black’s bar point and 5 point. There is no better way of playing this best of all opening rolls.
Rollout
 Tom Keith 2013 |
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Money play Centered cube Black rolls 1-1 1296 games with VR Checker play: 3-ply Cube play: XG Roller |
XGID=-b----E-C---eE---c-e----B-:0:0:1:11:0:0:0:0
| 1-1: | Game | G | BG | Equity | ||||
| 1 | 8/7(2), 6/5(2) |
W L |
.5829 .4171 |
.1844 .1110 |
.0085 .0056 | +0.3659 |
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| 2 | 24/22, 6/5(2) |
W L |
.5720 .4280 |
.1684 .1085 |
.0082 .0045 | +0.3047 | (0.0612) | |
| 3 | 24/23, 6/5(3) |
W L |
.5628 .4372 |
.1665 .1130 |
.0079 .0046 | +0.2783 | (0.0876) | |
| 4 | 24/23(2), 6/5(2) |
W L |
.5584 .4416 |
.1701 .1122 |
.0074 .0050 | +0.2618 | (0.1041) | |
| 5 | 8/5, 6/5 |
W L |
.5563 .4437 |
.1699 .1207 |
.0082 .0055 | +0.2450 | (0.1209) |
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