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Help requested for prime versus prime cube actions

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Wednesday, 8 February 2017, at 12:25 a.m.

I recently posted the two positions below on rec.games.backgammon. The rollouts have also been posted there, but one of the readers asked that I cross-post here to see if anyone has any general principles for assessing positions like these OTB. Anyone?

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Money Game
Blue on roll. Cube action?

White	126
Blue	105
GNUBg Id: bFsbAFB22wYASA:UQkAAAAAAAAA XGID=aaBCBBBB--------bbabbbbA-A:1:1:1:00:0:0:0:0:10

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Money Game
Blue on roll. Cube action?

White	127
Blue	132
GNUBg Id: cHdLAiDYbhsAMA:cAkAAAAAAAAA XGID=-a--BBCBBB--a-a-abccc---B-:0:0:1:00:0:0:0:0:10

Messages In This Thread

• Help requested for prime versus prime cube actions
  Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 8 February 2017, at 12:25 a.m.
  • Help requested for prime versus prime cube actions
    Casper Van der Tak -- Wednesday, 8 February 2017, at 9:13 a.m.
  • Help requested for prime versus prime cube actions
    Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 8 February 2017, at 4:09 p.m.
    • Help requested for prime versus prime cube actions
      Mike Clapsadle -- Wednesday, 8 February 2017, at 4:21 p.m.
      • Help requested for prime versus prime cube actions
        Stick -- Wednesday, 8 February 2017, at 6:27 p.m.
        • Help requested for prime versus prime cube actions
          Mike Clapsadle -- Wednesday, 8 February 2017, at 6:38 p.m.