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PotD 01/01/26 - Variant (More lessons, no charge)

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Tuesday, 6 January 2026, at 4:52 a.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day - 01/01/26! - Holding Game Checker - Rollout (Stick)

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 101 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 97 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=--B-bCCBB-C-------bcbbbaa-:0:0:1:51:0:0:3:0:10
Original Position

1.	Rollout1	8/7 8/3	eq: +0.700
	Player: Opponent: 70.25% (G:2.19% B:0.03%) 29.75% (G:0.94% B:0.01%) Conf.: ± 0.009 (+0.692...+0.709) - [100.0%] Duration: 18.1 seconds
2.	Rollout1	6/1 2/1	eq: +0.661 (-0.039)
	Player: Opponent: 69.42% (G:2.14% B:0.04%) 30.58% (G:1.37% B:0.02%) Conf.: ± 0.009 (+0.652...+0.671) - [0.0%] Duration: 18.7 seconds
3.	Rollout1	10/5 2/1	eq: +0.651 (-0.049)
	Player: Opponent: 69.43% (G:2.16% B:0.04%) 30.57% (G:1.30% B:0.02%) Conf.: ± 0.009 (+0.642...+0.661) - [0.0%] Duration: 17.1 seconds
4.	Rollout1	10/5 6/5	eq: +0.595 (-0.105)
	Player: Opponent: 68.06% (G:1.68% B:0.03%) 31.94% (G:1.20% B:0.02%) Conf.: ± 0.009 (+0.587...+0.604) - [0.0%] Duration: 19.9 seconds
1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

Above is Stick's rollout of the original position.

Below is a contrasting variant where Blue has his 3pt instead of his 2pt.

Nack

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 101 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 99 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=---BbCCBB-C-------bcbbbaa-:0:0:1:51:0:0:3:0:10
Variant: Blue has his 3pt instead of his 2pt

1.	Rollout1	10/5 3/2	eq: +0.658
	Player: Opponent: 69.47% (G:2.45% B:0.03%) 30.53% (G:1.36% B:0.02%) Conf.: ± 0.009 (+0.649...+0.666) - [100.0%] Duration: 2 minutes 40 seconds
2.	Rollout1	7/6 7/2	eq: +0.624 (-0.033)
	Player: Opponent: 67.97% (G:2.61% B:0.05%) 32.03% (G:1.46% B:0.02%) Conf.: ± 0.008 (+0.616...+0.633) - [0.0%] Duration: 2 minutes 52 seconds
3.	Rollout1	8/7 8/3	eq: +0.624 (-0.034)
	Player: Opponent: 68.31% (G:2.21% B:0.04%) 31.69% (G:1.07% B:0.02%) Conf.: ± 0.009 (+0.615...+0.632) - [0.0%] Duration: 2 minutes 48 seconds
4.	Rollout1	6/1 3/2	eq: +0.618 (-0.039)
	Player: Opponent: 68.19% (G:3.20% B:0.07%) 31.81% (G:1.99% B:0.04%) Conf.: ± 0.009 (+0.609...+0.627) - [0.0%] Duration: 2 minutes 22 seconds
5.	Rollout1	10/5 6/5	eq: +0.614 (-0.043)
	Player: Opponent: 68.12% (G:2.15% B:0.03%) 31.88% (G:1.29% B:0.02%) Conf.: ± 0.008 (+0.606...+0.623) - [0.0%] Duration: 2 minutes 50 seconds
1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 12475311 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

Messages In This Thread

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  Stick -- Thursday, 1 January 2026, at 11:19 p.m.
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    John O'Hagan -- Friday, 2 January 2026, at 1:00 a.m.
    • Position of the Day - 01/01/26! - Holding Game Checker
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    ah_clem -- Friday, 2 January 2026, at 4:42 p.m.
  • Position of the Day - 01/01/26! - Holding Game Checker
    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 2 January 2026, at 5:33 p.m.
  • Position of the Day - 01/01/26! - Holding Game Checker - Rollout
    Stick -- Sunday, 4 January 2026, at 1:19 a.m.
    • Position of the Day - 01/01/26! - Holding Game Checker - Rollout
      Elizabeth (erichktn @ DG) -- Sunday, 4 January 2026, at 5:46 p.m.
    • PotD 01/01/26 - Variant (More lessons, no charge)
      Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 6 January 2026, at 4:52 a.m.