With the spare on the 8pt, hitting is clear. With a spare on the 6pt, the decision becomes close. (I'm not planning to roll these out.)
         
 
          
 | | White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 143 | Money session
Jacoby | pip: 137
score: 0
Blue is Player 1 |
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| XGID=---aBBCbC---bD---bbc-ba--A:0:0:1:51:0:0:1:0:10 |
| Blue to play 51 |
| 1. | XG Roller+ | Bar/24 8/3* | eq: +0.257 |
| Player:
Opponent: | 54.01% (G:22.18% B:0.78%)
45.99% (G:12.84% B:0.49%) | |
|
| 2. | XG Roller+ | Bar/20 6/5 | eq: +0.117 (-0.140) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 52.99% (G:12.36% B:0.53%)
47.01% (G:10.66% B:0.25%) | |
|
| 3. | XG Roller+ | Bar/24 13/8 | eq: +0.071 (-0.186) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 50.78% (G:15.37% B:0.53%)
49.22% (G:10.74% B:0.33%) | |
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eXtreme Gammon Version: 1.21
| | White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 143 | Money session
Jacoby | pip: 135
score: 0
Blue is Player 1 |
|
| XGID=---aBBDbB---bD---bbc-ba--A:0:0:1:51:0:0:1:0:10 |
| Blue to play 51 |
| 1. | XG Roller+ | Bar/20 6/5 | eq: +0.148 |
| Player:
Opponent: | 53.68% (G:13.64% B:0.58%)
46.32% (G:10.79% B:0.26%) | |
|
| 2. | XG Roller+ | Bar/24 8/3* | eq: +0.145 (-0.003) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 51.06% (G:22.79% B:0.76%)
48.94% (G:14.96% B:0.73%) | |
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| 3. | XG Roller+ | Bar/24 13/8 | eq: +0.127 (-0.021) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 51.58% (G:17.40% B:0.57%)
48.42% (G:10.30% B:0.34%) | |
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eXtreme Gammon Version: 1.21