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Minimal EPCs?

Posted By: Bryce
Date: Wednesday, 30 May 2007, at 10:49 p.m.

In Response To: Ugly bearoff races (DC-Ohio)

I always worry that I am blundering these too. However, I also wonder if there is really that much difference between Blue in your position playing a 51 as 5/off 3/2 or 6/off (I'd probably choose the second, but I don't know why). Personally, it seems like bearoff errors are rare and pale in comparison to other silly cube-related things I do, but of course, every little bit of equity helps!

I know that the 753 position is what I am supposed to shoot for when I am bearing in because it has minimal wastage. Do people also know EPC-minimizing positions for a given number of pips? e.g. if I have 10 checkers and 50 pips, do I want them on 432100 or 343000? Maybe reference positions like this would be useful, so that one can shoot for them along the way.

I apologize for the fact that this post in no way answers your question.

-Bryce

Messages In This Thread

• Ugly bearoff races
  DC-Ohio -- Wednesday, 30 May 2007, at 9:49 p.m.
  • Ugly bearoff races
    Keene -- Wednesday, 30 May 2007, at 10:14 p.m.
  • Ugly bearoff races
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 30 May 2007, at 10:27 p.m.
  • Minimal EPCs?
    Bryce -- Wednesday, 30 May 2007, at 10:49 p.m.
    • Minimal EPCs?
      neilkaz -- Wednesday, 30 May 2007, at 10:54 p.m.
    • Minimal EPCs?
      Tom Keith -- Thursday, 31 May 2007, at 12:28 a.m.
      • Be careful with Stig Eide's table
        Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 31 May 2007, at 4:34 p.m.
    • Minimal EPCs?
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 31 May 2007, at 1:00 a.m.
    • thanks!
      Bryce -- Thursday, 31 May 2007, at 3:27 a.m.