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Effective pipcount and type of position

From:   Douglas Zare
Address:   zare@math.columbia.edu
Date:   2 January 2004
Subject:   Re: Can u give ex of integer pip ct method?
Forum:   GammOnLine

You can't assume that positions with the same epc are equivalent.

Suppose a player with an epc of 50.0 is on roll against a player with an
epc of 57.0.

- If both sides are very efficient, then this is a money pass, perhaps
  1.100, as this is about a pip shy of a take. (46 vs. 52 nominal pips can
  be a borderline take, but that would be 53 vs 59 effective pips.)

- If the player on roll has a pure 7-roll position, this is a much larger
  pass (1.250+), as you can only take while behind about 4.5 pips. Rolls
  minus 3 = 4, the maximum effective pip deficit at which you can take
  according to Trice.

- If this is a 7-roll versus 8-roll position then the roller wins 89.5% of
  the time, and this is a 1.534 pass.

The way I usually express this is that the maximum deficit at which you
can still take depends on the type of the position. In a pips-versus-pips
position, you may be able to take while an extra pip behind compared to a
pips-versus-rolls position. In a rolls-versus-rolls position, or one in
which both sides are very inefficient with few repeated misses, the take
point may be moved up 2 or more pips.

Douglas Zare
 
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