“Three Great Games”
Rollout of Game 1, Position 8a
From Backgammon: the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw

Black to play 5-2.

Black moves both men in from his 8 point, covering his 3 point and improving his board. Since white is clinging tenaciously to his 5 point, black’s 8 point has little value at this stage.

8/6, 8/3
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Black rolls 5-2

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5-2: Game BG   Equity
1 8/6, 8/3 W
L
.4904
.5096
.0748
.0765
.0024
.0021
−0.0179 x  *
2 13/6 W
L
.4827
.5173
.0740
.0807
.0024
.0022
−0.0521 (0.0342) 
3 13/8, 6/4 W
L
.4793
.5207
.0712
.0791
.0023
.0021
−0.0634 (0.0455) 
4 6/1, 3/1 W
L
.4749
.5251
.0729
.0833
.0019
.0022
−0.0813 (0.0634) 
5 13/8, 3/1 W
L
.4745
.5255
.0713
.0884
.0021
.0028
−0.0876 (0.0697) 

Three Great Games,” Backgammon: the Cruelest Game

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

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