Opening Rolls

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Rollouts of openings

From:   Tom Keith
Address:   tom@bkgm.com
Date:   16 January 2006
Subject:   Rollouts of all opening moves
Forum:   rec.games.backgammon

I have now posted 2-ply rollouts of all the opening moves. You can find
them here: http://www.bkgm.com/openings/rollouts.html

All reasonable plays are rolled out 46,656 times using Gnu Backgammon at
2-ply play, its highest (practical) level.

Neil Kazaross  writes:

Since your work is cubeless, I'll take my stab at cubeful for a few
plays based on my "guesstimates" of cubeful adjustments and noting that
the play that wins the most games almost always gains equity cubefully.
These comments are for cubeful money play or very early in a long match
unless otherwise specified

2-1: even clearer to slot with cube in play.

3-2: almostly certainly correct to split with cube in play due to 0.40%
more wins.

4-1: a bit closer to correct with cube in play, but still only best at
GG (clear) and DMP close (we rolled these out at GoL).

4-3: 20/10 seems never correct and I never make that move anymore. The
minor split would be close cubeful, but I have built for several years
and will continue to do so. A long GS rollout here (by me) showed that
at GS the minor split is best. DMP rollouts here (by several) tend to
very slightly favor 2 up.

5-2: it is now quite clear that the split is best except at GG.

6-2: slotting won my GG rollout at GoL.

5-4: split is real clear except at GG. I don't think the 5-4 or 6-3 run
is best at GS. (I think someone did 6-3 run at GS here and split won by
a bit.)

6-4: making the two point or slotting are extremely close cubeful (see
PG's data) 6-4 run vs split need to be rolled out both at DMP and GS.

6-5: even at GG the split isn't best. I run vs anyone. Weaker players
make plenty of errors vs 1 checker back when they trail in the race and
must fear the G.

Chris Yep  writes:

It's interesting that you come up with a gammon rate of 27.62% using GNU
2-ply rollouts. Over the years, the best-guess gammon rate has been
increasing as bots have gotten stronger and stronger. By any chance do
you know (or have an estimate) what the gammon rate is using GNU 0-ply
rollouts? I wonder what the true gammon rate is (with perfect play).
I'll guess 29%.

Tom Keith  writes:

Gammon rate using GNU 0-ply rollouts is 26.59%.
 
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Magriel's Chapter 5  (Hayden Alfano+, May 2006)  [Long message]
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Nactation  (Jim Stutz+, June 2010) 
Nactation overview  (Nack Ballard, Oct 2009) 
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Opening 52: Merits of splitting  (Peter Bell, Apr 1995) 
Opening 53: Magriel's recommendation  (George Parker+, July 1997)  [Long message]
Opening 53: Split to 21?  (Alex Zamanian, Aug 2000) 
Opening 53: Why make the three point?  (Kit Woolsey+, Feb 1996) 
Opening 6's: Slot the bar point?  (Chuck Bower+, Feb 2000) 
Opening 6's: Slot the bar point?  (David Montgomery, June 1995) 
Opening 62: Could running be best?  (Gary Wong, Sept 1997) 
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Opening 63: Middle Eastern split?  (Mark+, Apr 2002) 
Opening 63: Slot the four point?  (Dennis Cartwright+, Mar 2002) 
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Slotting the four point  (Joe Loria+, Oct 1999) 
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