Sam Pottle pretty much captured my bewilderment upon seeing the bot result below. How many blots we have lying around evidently makes a huge difference, as the variants illustrate.
         
 
          
 | | White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 128 | Money session
Jacoby | pip: 136
score: 0
Blue is Player 1 |
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| XGID=-a-B-BD-AA--bC--bc-eB-b---:0:0:1:65:0:0:1:0:10 |
| Blue to play 65 |
| 1. | XG Roller+ | 13/8 9/3 | eq: +0.290 |
| Player:
Opponent: | 56.20% (G:14.67% B:0.28%)
43.80% (G:5.63% B:0.23%) | |
|
| 2. | XG Roller+ | 9/3 6/1* | eq: +0.122 (-0.168) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 51.38% (G:15.27% B:0.24%)
48.62% (G:7.72% B:0.31%) | |
|
| 3. | XG Roller+ | 13/7 6/1* | eq: +0.118 (-0.172) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 51.41% (G:15.91% B:0.32%)
48.59% (G:10.42% B:0.48%) | |
|
eXtreme Gammon Version: 1.21
Variant 1:
| | White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 128 | Money session
Jacoby | pip: 137
score: 0
Blue is Player 1 |
|
| XGID=-a-B-BD--B--bC--bc-eB-b---:0:0:1:56:0:0:1:0:10 |
| Blue to play 56 |
| 1. | XG Roller+ | 13/7 6/1* | eq: +0.196 |
| Player:
Opponent: | 53.17% (G:16.63% B:0.32%)
46.83% (G:8.39% B:0.33%) | |
|
| 2. | XG Roller+ | 20/15 20/14 | eq: +0.109 (-0.086) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 54.17% (G:11.02% B:0.43%)
45.83% (G:11.65% B:0.36%) | |
|
| 3. | XG Roller+ | 13/8 9/3 | eq: +0.101 (-0.095) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 51.28% (G:12.30% B:0.23%)
48.72% (G:6.29% B:0.26%) | |
|
| 4. | XG Roller+ | 13/2 | eq: +0.087 (-0.109) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 51.02% (G:13.09% B:0.28%)
48.98% (G:7.06% B:0.27%) | |
|
| 5. | XG Roller+ | 9/3 6/1* | eq: +0.070 (-0.126) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 50.44% (G:14.47% B:0.24%)
49.56% (G:7.59% B:0.30%) | |
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eXtreme Gammon Version: 1.21
Variant 2:
| | White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 128 | Money session
Jacoby | pip: 139
score: 0
Blue is Player 1 |
|
| XGID=-a-B-BD--A-AbC--bc-eB-b---:0:0:1:56:0:0:1:0:10 |
| Blue to play 56 |
| 1. | XG Roller+ | 11/5 6/1* | eq: +0.189 |
| Player:
Opponent: | 52.91% (G:15.80% B:0.27%)
47.09% (G:7.17% B:0.27%) | |
|
| 2. | XG Roller+ | 13/8 11/5 | eq: +0.156 (-0.033) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 52.81% (G:13.45% B:0.25%)
47.19% (G:5.74% B:0.23%) | |
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| 3. | XG Roller+ | 13/8 9/3 | eq: +0.141 (-0.049) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 52.30% (G:13.61% B:0.26%)
47.70% (G:6.49% B:0.27%) | |
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| 4. | XG Roller+ | 13/7 6/1* | eq: +0.132 (-0.058) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 51.94% (G:16.11% B:0.31%)
48.06% (G:10.32% B:0.46%) | |
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| 5. | XG Roller+ | 9/3 6/1* | eq: +0.120 (-0.069) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 51.74% (G:15.39% B:0.27%)
48.26% (G:8.03% B:0.32%) | |
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eXtreme Gammon Version: 1.21