23/21 6/5 duplicates White's 4s and gives Blue a chance to start building a prime. If White hits loose, Blue has many numbers from the bar that cover the 5pt. If White makes the 4pt with 31, Blue is not yet dead; he still has 15 numbers from the bar that cover the 5pt, giving him a chance to prime White's back checker.
Rollout of cube action after the best play is also posted.

              
 
              
 | | White is peever
score: 0 pip: 128 | Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver | pip: 109 score: 0
Blue is XG Roller+ | |
| XGID=-aBB--E-ABBa----bccbc--A--:0:0:1:21:0:0:3:0:10 |
| Blue to play 21 |
| 1. | Rollout1 | 23/21 6/5 | eq: -0.894 |
| Player: Opponent: | 28.64% (G:8.74% B:0.40%) 71.36% (G:19.30% B:0.97%) | Conf.: ± 0.005 (-0.899...-0.888) - [100.0%] Duration: 37 minutes 14 seconds |
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| 2. | Rollout1 | 9/7 8/7 | eq: -0.915 (-0.021) |
| Player: Opponent: | 26.92% (G:6.37% B:0.17%) 73.08% (G:14.38% B:0.54%) | Conf.: ± 0.005 (-0.920...-0.909) - [0.0%] Duration: 34 minutes 07 seconds |
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| 3. | Rollout1 | 23/21 9/8 | eq: -0.929 (-0.035) |
| Player: Opponent: | 26.68% (G:7.80% B:0.25%) 73.32% (G:16.40% B:0.61%) | Conf.: ± 0.006 (-0.934...-0.923) - [0.0%] Duration: 37 minutes 51 seconds |
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1 10368 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
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eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.03

              
 
              
 | | White is Player 2
score: 0 pip: 106 | Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver | pip: 128 score: 0
Blue is Player 1 | |
| XGID=----aCBCCB----Abba-da-bbA-:0:0:1:00:0:0:3:0:10 |
| Blue on roll, cube action? |
| Analyzed in Rollout | No double | Double/Take |
| Player Winning Chances: | 71.13% (G:16.96% B:0.88%) | 71.52% (G:19.37% B:1.06%) |
| Opponent Winning Chances: | 28.87% (G:8.59% B:0.37%) | 28.48% (G:8.95% B:0.42%) |
| Cubeless Equities | +0.511 | +1.082 |
| Cubeful Equities |
| No double: | +0.678 (-0.222) | ±0.009 (+0.669..+0.687) |
| Double/Take: | +0.900 | ±0.015 (+0.885..+0.915) |
| Double/Pass: | +1.000 (+0.100) |
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| Best Cube action: Double / Take |
| Rollout details |
1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
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| Double Decision confidence: | 100.0% |
| Take Decision confidence: | 100.0% |
| Duration: 12 minutes 11 seconds |
eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.03