With so many blots scattered about, making the 20pt is a good defense against whatever the storm will bring. Thats why the top three plays all include it. After that decision, it is a relatively straightforward choice not to create another blot on the 9pt or to walk into a double shot with 11/7. Over the board, I made the anchor and hit, 6/2*, but thats an overreach. There are only 8 checkers in the zone, so the chances of completing a blitz are small. This attack was already low on fuel when I tried the double hit on the third roll.
The best move is the simple running play R = bar/20 18/14. Advancing the blot on the 18pt cuts down on shots and provides some coverage for the other blots in the outer board.
Mike
| | White is Player 2
score: 0 pip: 161 | Unlimited Game | pip: 164 score: 0
Blue is Player 1 | |
XGID=-aaB--D-A--AeD---cAdA---aA:0:0:1:54:0:0:0:0:10 |
Blue to play 54 |
1. | Rollout1 | Bar/20 18/14 | eq: +0.1812 |
| Player: Opponent: | 53.87% (G:15.69% B:0.67%) 46.13% (G:11.07% B:0.35%) | Conf.: ±0.0078 (+0.1734...+0.1890) - [100.0%] Duration: 42 minutes 14 seconds |
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2. | Rollout1 | Bar/20 13/9 | eq: +0.1173 (-0.0639) |
| Player: Opponent: | 52.45% (G:16.40% B:0.78%) 47.55% (G:13.13% B:0.42%) | Conf.: ±0.0090 (+0.1083...+0.1263) - [0.0%] Duration: 41 minutes 12 seconds |
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3. | Rollout1 | Bar/20 6/2* | eq: +0.1139 (-0.0673) |
| Player: Opponent: | 52.42% (G:15.77% B:0.76%) 47.58% (G:13.04% B:0.44%) | Conf.: ±0.0090 (+0.1049...+0.1229) - [0.0%] Duration: 43 minutes 08 seconds |
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4. | Rollout1 | Bar/21 13/8 | eq: +0.1007 (-0.0805) |
| Player: Opponent: | 52.47% (G:16.58% B:0.84%) 47.53% (G:14.84% B:0.70%) | Conf.: ±0.0083 (+0.0923...+0.1090) - [0.0%] Duration: 36 minutes 42 seconds |
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1 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 84684514 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
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Rollout by Taper_Mike 2014-Jan-29 eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10.199.2658 62S-52X-55M-21-54-n-tm.xgp n[R S64 H67 Z80] "<=5 n[R S62 H72 Z78] "&e |
eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10
62S-52X-55M-21-54 — Unlimited Games Bot | Seed | Equity | Nacbracs | Link |
GnuBg 1.02 2-ply Trunc | 729905281 | +174.796 | n[R S53 H66] '/0.360t | Taper_Mike |
GnuBg 1.02 2-ply Trunc | 734312753 | +177.483 | n[R S57 H69 Z80 B95] '/0.360t | Taper_Mike |
XG 2.10 XGR++ Eval | [XGR++ seed] | +174.5 | n[R S62 H72 Z78] "&e | Taper_Mike |
XG 2.10 3-ply, Cubes: XGR | 84684514 | +181.2 | n[R S64 H67 Z80] "<=5 | Taper_Mike (above) |
Key: B = Both [bar/20, 11/7], H = Hit [bar/20, 6/2*], R = Run [bar/20, 18/14], S = Split [bar/20, 13/9], Z = Reverse split [bar/21, 13/8]
Nactation Tutorial Explanation of nacbracs
Third Roll 62S-52X-55
| | White is Player 2
score: 0 pip: 160 | Unlimited Game | pip: 160 score: 0
Blue is Player 1 | |
XGID=-a-a--E-C--AeD---cAd----aA:0:0:1:55:0:0:0:0:10 |
Blue to play 55 |
1. | Rollout1 | Bar/20 13/3* 8/3 | eq: +0.5582 |
| Player: Opponent: | 62.24% (G:21.84% B:1.34%) 37.76% (G:9.39% B:0.35%) | Conf.: ±0.0036 (+0.5546...+0.5619) - [100.0%] Duration: 3 hours 19 minutes |
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2. | Rollout1 | Bar/20 8/3*(2) 6/1* | eq: +0.5402 (-0.0180) |
| Player: Opponent: | 60.90% (G:25.78% B:0.79%) 39.10% (G:10.35% B:0.48%) | Conf.: ±0.0031 (+0.5371...+0.5433) - [0.0%] Duration: 2 hours 46 minutes |
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3. | Rollout2 | Bar/20 18/13 8/3*(2) | eq: +0.5345 (-0.0237) |
| Player: Opponent: | 62.10% (G:20.30% B:1.17%) 37.90% (G:9.24% B:0.31%) | Conf.: ±0.0041 (+0.5304...+0.5386) - [0.0%] Duration: 1 hour 36 minutes |
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4. | Rollout3 | Bar/20 8/3* 6/1*(2) | eq: +0.5282 (-0.0300) |
| Player: Opponent: | 60.57% (G:25.69% B:0.58%) 39.43% (G:10.23% B:0.44%) | Conf.: ±0.0053 (+0.5229...+0.5335) - [0.0%] Duration: 52 minutes 53 seconds |
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1 31104 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 45531277 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
2 15552 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 45531277 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
3 10368 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 45531277 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
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Rollout by Taper_Mike 2014-Jan-07 eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10.199.2658 62S-52X-55-n-tm.xgp n[M̲ M18 C24 Y30] "<=31*15 10 n[M̲ C20 M21 Y41] "&e |
eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10
62S-52X-55 — Unlimited Games Bot | Seed | Equity | Nacbracs | Link |
GnuBg 1.02 2-ply Trunc | 729905281 | +557.231 | n[M̲ M22 C26 Y45] '/0.360t | Taper_Mike |
GnuBg 1.02 2-ply Trunc | 734773246 | +556.378 | n[M̲ C23 M25 Y46 S58 E73] '/0.360t | Taper_Mike |
XG 2.10 XGR++ Eval | [XGR++ seed] | +555.6 | n[M̲ C20 M21 Y41] "&e | Taper_Mike |
XG 2.10 3-ply, Cubes: XGR | 45531277 | +558.2 | n[M̲ M18 C24 Y30] "<=31*15 10 | Taper_Mike (above) |
Key: C = Cross [bar/20, 18/13, 8/3*(2)], M = Tri-areal doublet [bar/20, 8/3*(2), 6/1*], M̲ = Tri-areal doublet [bar/20, 13/3*, 8/3], Y = Tri-areal doublet [bar/20, 8/3*, 6/1*(2)]
Nactation Tutorial Explanation of nacbracs