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Cube placement

Posted By: Tommy Nesbakk
Date: Tuesday, 9 November 2010, at 7:51 p.m.

This position puzzled me. Not because pointing is inferior to making the 4pt, but the effect of cube placement. Could someone explain?

	is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 67 Money session Beaver pip: 90 score: 0 is Player 1
XGID=--Ca-BCBCB---------bbbbcc-:0:0:1:43:0:0:2:0:10
to play 43

1.	XG Roller+	8/4 7/4	eq: +0,376
	Player: Opponent: 56,32% (G:2,26% B:0,06%) 43,68% (G:5,62% B:0,02%)
2.	XG Roller+	7/3* 6/3	eq: +0,339 (-0,037)
	Player: Opponent: 58,77% (G:1,51% B:0,03%) 41,23% (G:3,74% B:0,01%)
3.	XG Roller+	8/1	eq: +0,331 (-0,045)
	Player: Opponent: 60,42% (G:1,90% B:0,04%) 39,58% (G:2,74% B:0,02%)

eXtreme Gammon Version: 1.21

Place the cube on any side of the board and keeping the prime becomes correct.

Messages In This Thread

• Cube placement
  Tommy Nesbakk -- Tuesday, 9 November 2010, at 7:51 p.m.
  • Cube placement
    Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 9 November 2010, at 8:19 p.m.
  • Cube placement
    Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 9 November 2010, at 9:31 p.m.
    • Cube placement
      Fabrice Liardet -- Tuesday, 9 November 2010, at 9:39 p.m.
      • Cube placement
        Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 9 November 2010, at 9:50 p.m.
        • Cube placement
          Tommy Nesbakk -- Tuesday, 9 November 2010, at 10:03 p.m.
          • Cube placement
            Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 9 November 2010, at 10:23 p.m.
            • Right and nice analysis Rich! *NM* *NM*
              Tommy Nesbakk -- Tuesday, 9 November 2010, at 10:28 p.m.
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    Fabrice Liardet -- Tuesday, 9 November 2010, at 9:36 p.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 9 November 2010, at 9:48 p.m.