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

Black to play 3-3.

Black also makes his 5 point and moves up in his opponent’s board to the 4 point. An alternative would be to block white’s 6’s by moving two men to black’s 10 point, but his play is better.

24/21(2), 8/5(2)
Rollout 
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Centered cube
Black rolls 3-3

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3-3: Game BG   Equity
1 24/21(2), 8/5(2) W
L
.5276
.4724
.0880
.0770
.0027
.0024
+0.1077 x  *
2 24/18(2) W
L
.5189
.4811
.0764
.0876
.0023
.0028
+0.0758 (0.0319) 
3 24/21(2), 6/3(2) W
L
.5070
.4930
.0934
.0885
.0032
.0034
+0.0245 (0.0832) 

Three Great Games,” Backgammon: the Cruelest Game

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

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