When I saw Paul's subject line "Variation," I wondered if he was thinking of the same variant that I had already prepared. Turns out the answer is no, although the concept is similar.

              
 
              
 | | White is Player 2
score: 0 pip: 155 | Unlimited Game | pip: 155 score: 0
Blue is Player 1 | |
XGID=--a--aE-CA--dD---c-fB-----:0:0:1:22:0:0:0:0:10 |
Blue to play 22 |
1. | Rollout1 | 9/5* 6/4(2) | eq: +0.557 |
| Player: Opponent: | 62.49% (G:18.44% B:0.65%) 37.51% (G:7.41% B:0.29%) | Conf.: ± 0.013 (+0.544...+0.570) - [100.0%] Duration: 22 minutes 59 seconds |
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2. | Rollout1 | 13/9 6/4(2) | eq: +0.513 (-0.044) |
| Player: Opponent: | 61.76% (G:14.53% B:0.44%) 38.24% (G:5.33% B:0.21%) | Conf.: ± 0.014 (+0.500...+0.527) - [0.0%] Duration: 22 minutes 10 seconds |
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1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 271828 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
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eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.19.208.pre-release
Variant:

              
 
              
 | | White is Player 2
score: 0 pip: 154 | Unlimited Game | pip: 155 score: 0
Blue is Player 1 | |
XGID=---a-aE-CA--dD---c-fB-----:0:0:1:22:0:0:0:0:10 |
Blue to play 22 |
1. | Rollout1 | 13/9 6/4(2) | eq: +0.618 |
| Player: Opponent: | 63.50% (G:18.45% B:0.50%) 36.50% (G:5.64% B:0.22%) | Conf.: ± 0.013 (+0.605...+0.631) - [100.0%] Duration: 20 minutes 20 seconds |
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2. | Rollout1 | 9/5* 6/4(2) | eq: +0.497 (-0.121) |
| Player: Opponent: | 61.43% (G:17.65% B:0.60%) 38.57% (G:7.61% B:0.25%) | Conf.: ± 0.015 (+0.483...+0.512) - [0.0%] Duration: 25 minutes 05 seconds |
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1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 271828 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
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eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.19.208.pre-release