PotD 08-10-25 - Variant with Rollout

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PotD 08-10-25 - Variant with Rollout

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Monday, 24 November 2025, at 12:36 a.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 08-10-25 - Early game [31] - Rollout (Stick)

White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 141

Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaver

pip: 150
score: 0

Blue is Player 1

XGID=-a---BDBB---cC---f-e---AA-:0:0:1:31:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 31

1. Rollout¹ 24/23 13/10 eq: +0.511
Player:
Opponent: 61.21% (G:21.06% B:0.69%)
38.79% (G:9.30% B:0.46%) Conf.: ą 0.008 (+0.503...+0.519) - [100.0%]
Duration: 30 minutes 36 seconds
2. Rollout¹ 13/10 6/5 eq: +0.488 (-0.023)
Player:
Opponent: 61.30% (G:19.42% B:0.76%)
38.70% (G:10.43% B:0.48%) Conf.: ą 0.008 (+0.479...+0.496) - [0.0%]
Duration: 31 minutes 52 seconds
3. Rollout² 23/22 13/10 eq: +0.464 (-0.047)
Player:
Opponent: 61.27% (G:18.64% B:0.66%)
38.73% (G:10.94% B:0.45%) Conf.: ą 0.015 (+0.450...+0.479) - [0.0%]
Duration: 12 minutes 38 seconds
4. Rollout² 23/20 6/5 eq: +0.442 (-0.070)
Player:
Opponent: 60.85% (G:17.37% B:0.64%)
39.15% (G:9.28% B:0.32%) Conf.: ą 0.015 (+0.426...+0.457) - [0.0%]
Duration: 12 minutes 40 seconds

¹ 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
Dice Seed: 91194724
Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

² 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
Dice Seed: 91194724
Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

In this variant, one of Blue's 13pt spares is moved to her 6pt, which adds a compelling ace option. Anchoring still tops the rollout.
Nack