“Three Great Games”
Rollout of Game 2, Position 24b
From Backgammon: the Cruelest Game, by Barclay Cooke and Jon Bradshaw

White to play 4-1.

White has options, but must leave a blot. Taking another man off is desirable, but not at the cost of giving black two extra shots (2-1, 1-2) if he leaves the blot on his 5 point; therefore he moves both men down, the 4 to the 1 point and the 1 to the 4 point.

5/4, 5/1
Rollout 
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Tom Keith 2013 
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Black owns 4-cube
White rolls 4-1

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4-1: Game BG   Equity
1 5/4, 5/1 W
L
.7807
.2193
.0068
.0000
.0000
.0000
+0.4681 x  *
2 5/off W
L
.7720
.2280
.0076
.0000
.0000
.0000
+0.4539 (0.0142) 

Three Great Games,” Backgammon: the Cruelest Game

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

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