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Effective Pip Count with stragglers

Posted By: Carlo Melzi
Date: Monday, 15 December 2008, at 4:25 p.m.

I seem to have problems in handling cubes in bearoff positions with stragglers.

Here are 2 examples that recently gave me some troubles.

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X: 1112233 O: 13 10 2

X doubles to 4. Should O take?

X has an EPC of about 29 (4*7+1). O has a pip-count of 25. How can you calculate O's wastage?

GnuBG estimates O's wastage as 6.675, for an EPC of 31,675. O is then trailing by 2.675 in the EPC. How do you use this number? Is this a pass or a take?

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X: 111222233 O: 1^6 13

X doubles to 4. Should O take?

X has an EPC of about 36 (5*7+1). O has a pip-count of 19. How can you calculate O's wastage?

GnuBG estimates O's wastage as 18.885, for an EPC of 37,885. O is then trailing by 1.885 in the EPC. How do you use this number? Is this a pass or a take?

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I remember reading on Babckgammon Boot Camp by Walter Trice a formula to use to understand EPCs and related doubling decisions when stragglers are present.

However, I don't have access to the book now. Can anybody post the formula or a link to where I can find it?

Many thanks for your help, Carlo Melzi

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