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Position 24, page 31
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 5-5. |
Bring two men from white’s 12 point all the way to black’s 3 point. This roll is the most odious of doubles. It accomplishes relatively little and forces two men more or less out of position. It becomes especially awkward when followed by further 5’s.
Rollout
 Tom Keith 2013 |
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Money play Centered cube Black rolls 5-5 1296 games with VR Checker play: 3-ply Cube play: XG Roller |
XGID=-b----E-C---eE---c-e----B-:0:0:1:55:0:0:0:0
| 5-5: | Game | G | BG | Equity | ||||
| 1 | 13/3(2) |
W L |
.5355 .4645 |
.1836 .1284 |
.0142 .0058 | +0.1905 |
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