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White moves two men from black’s 5 point to black’s 10 point, one from black’s 11 point to white’s 9 point, and one from white’s 11 point to white’s 6 point. A very cautious play. What is white afraid of? He wants to be hit, and by playing safely he has made himself too fast.

20/15(2), 14/9, 11/6

20/15, 20/10, 11/6

Rollout  Tom Keith 2013

Money play Black owns 2-cube White rolls 5-5 1296 games with VR Checker play: 3-ply Cube play: XG Roller

XGID=-cbBBBBbB--AaaAA-bbbB-----:1:-1:1:55:0:0:0:0

	5-5:		Game	G	BG	Equity
1	20/15, 20/10, 11/6	W L	.5316 .4684	.3059 .0199	.0957 .0010	+0.2219
2	20/10, 15/10, 14/9	W L	.5312 .4688	.3045 .0227	.0955 .0010	+0.2185	(0.0034)
3	20/15, 20/10, 14/9	W L	.5311 .4689	.3014 .0201	.0924 .0009	+0.2175	(0.0044)
4	20/15(2), 14/9, 11/6	W L	.5306 .4694	.3035 .0193	.0970 .0009	+0.2148	(0.0071)
5	20/15, 20/5	W L	.5308 .4692	.3013 .0210	.0952 .0010	+0.2117	(0.0102)

“Three Great Games,” Backgammon: the Cruelest Game

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