Since Blue isn't significantly ahead in the race, the reasoning that worked in the previous positions in this series doesn't apply here. A tempo hit is the best option despite the large number of return shots, since White has lots of good hitting rolls regardless.
          
 
         
 | | White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 163 | Money session
Jacoby | pip: 162
score: 0
Blue is Player 1 |
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| XGID=-aaaB-D-B---cE--ab-d--b-AA:0:0:1:53:0:0:1:0:10 |
| Blue to play 53 |
| 1. | Rollout1 | Bar/20 6/3* | eq: +0.066 |
| Player:
Opponent: | 51.87% (G:16.27% B:1.17%)
48.13% (G:16.31% B:0.98%) | Conf: ± 0.013 (+0.053...+0.079)
Duration: 1 day 14 hours 23 minutes |
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| 2. | Rollout1 | Bar/20 13/10 | eq: -0.005 (-0.072) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 50.32% (G:15.45% B:0.93%)
49.68% (G:16.84% B:0.87%) | Conf: ± 0.013 (-0.018...+0.008)
Duration: 1 day 09 hours 00 minute |
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| 3. | Rollout1 | Bar/20 24/21 | eq: -0.012 (-0.078) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 50.22% (G:15.80% B:1.12%)
49.78% (G:17.40% B:0.71%) | Conf: ± 0.012 (-0.024...0.000)
Duration: 1 day 07 hours 34 minutes |
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1 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
Dice Seed: 2
Moves and cube decisions: 3 ply
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eXtreme Gammon Version: 1.21