Nack's variant also sounds interesting. I'm not sure I understand what the tradeoffs are here. I don't think it's as simple as counting how many checkers White has off.
         
 
         
 | | White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 49 | | Unlimited Game | pip: 70
score: 0
Blue is Player 1 |
|
| XGID=aABBCCBA-----A------abc-b-:2:-1:1:61:0:0:0:0:10 |
| Blue to play 61 |
| 1. | Rollout1 | 13/12 7/1 | eq: +0.455 |
| Player:
Opponent: | 76.22% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
23.78% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) | Conf.: ± 0.005 (+0.450...+0.460) - [100.0%]
Duration: 13.2 seconds |
|
| 2. | Rollout1 | 7/1 4/3 | eq: +0.414 (-0.041) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 74.35% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
25.65% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) | Conf.: ± 0.005 (+0.410...+0.419) - [0.0%]
Duration: 11.5 seconds |
|
| 3. | Rollout1 | 13/7 4/3 | eq: +0.405 (-0.050) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 74.16% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
25.84% (G:0.16% B:0.00%) | Conf.: ± 0.005 (+0.400...+0.410) - [0.0%]
Duration: 33.9 seconds |
|
| |
1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
Dice Seed: 271828
Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
|
eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.19.208.pre-release
Variant:
| | White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 46 | | Unlimited Game | pip: 71
score: 0
Blue is Player 1 |
|
| XGID=aABBCBCA-----A-------bcab-:2:-1:1:61:0:0:0:0:10 |
| Blue to play 61 |
| 1. | Rollout1 | 13/7 6/5 | eq: +0.377 |
| Player:
Opponent: | 73.08% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
26.92% (G:0.18% B:0.01%) | Conf.: ± 0.005 (+0.373...+0.382) - [100.0%]
Duration: 34.1 seconds |
|
| 2. | Rollout1 | 13/12 7/1 | eq: +0.365 (-0.013) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 72.41% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)
27.59% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) | Conf.: ± 0.005 (+0.360...+0.369) - [0.0%]
Duration: 13.3 seconds |
|
| |
1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
Dice Seed: 271828
Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
|
eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.19.208.pre-release