“Three Great Games”
Rollout of Game 1, Position 16a
From Backgammon: the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw

Black to play 6-5.

Black makes his own 1 point with men from his 6 and 7 points. He could run with one of his back men, but this is risky — particularly because there is no assurance that he will be able to get by next time, and may have to leave an 8 again.

7/1, 6/1
Rollout 
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White owns 2-cube
Black rolls 6-5

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6-5: Game BG   Equity
1 7/1, 6/1 W
L
.5213
.4787
.0215
.0092
.0003
.0002
−0.1040 x  *
2 8/3, 8/2 W
L
.5064
.4936
.0252
.0195
.0003
.0005
−0.1416 (0.0376) 
3 8/3, 7/1 W
L
.5059
.4941
.0327
.0375
.0005
.0018
−0.1454 (0.0414) 
4 8/2, 6/1 W
L
.4994
.5006
.0244
.0219
.0003
.0012
−0.1603 (0.0563) 
5 17/6 W
L
.4801
.5199
.0252
.0148
.0004
.0002
−0.2056 (0.1016) 

Three Great Games,” Backgammon: the Cruelest Game

Backgammon: the Cruelest Game (1974), by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw

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