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PotD 01-07-25 - Variant

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Sunday, 11 January 2026, at 4:26 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 01-07-25 - Rollout (Stick)

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 142 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 162 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=------E-Cb--dD---cBeAa----:0:0:1:61:0:0:3:0:10
Original Position

1.	Rollout1	13/7 6/5	eq: -0.382
	Player: Opponent: 39.10% (G:6.65% B:0.19%) 60.90% (G:8.13% B:0.27%) Conf.: ± 0.012 (-0.394...-0.371) - [100.0%] Duration: 59.5 seconds
2.	Rollout1	20/13	eq: -0.419 (-0.037)
	Player: Opponent: 37.24% (G:4.11% B:0.17%) 62.76% (G:4.42% B:0.15%) Conf.: ± 0.012 (-0.431...-0.407) - [0.0%] Duration: 1 minute 01 second
3.	Rollout1	13/7 8/7	eq: -0.420 (-0.038)
	Player: Opponent: 38.17% (G:5.92% B:0.23%) 61.83% (G:8.64% B:0.27%) Conf.: ± 0.013 (-0.433...-0.407) - [0.0%] Duration: 59.0 seconds
4.	Rollout1	20/14 6/5	eq: -0.422 (-0.040)
	Player: Opponent: 38.08% (G:5.62% B:0.21%) 61.92% (G:8.34% B:0.25%) Conf.: ± 0.013 (-0.435...-0.409) - [0.0%] Duration: 1 minute 04 seconds
1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

Above is Stick's rollout of the original position (reachable via 64S-44R-61@-63$-61).

Below is a contrasting variant (Blue's anchor is advanced by 3 points).

Nack

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 142 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 156 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=------E-Cb--dD-B-c-eAa----:0:0:1:61:0:0:3:0:10
Variant: Blue's anchor is advanced by 3 pips

1.	Rollout1	20/13	eq: -0.332
	Player: Opponent: 39.36% (G:1.56% B:0.06%) 60.64% (G:2.30% B:0.07%) Conf.: ± 0.006 (-0.338...-0.326) - [99.9%] Duration: 1 hour 02 minutes
2.	Rollout1	13/7 6/5	eq: -0.373 (-0.041)
	Player: Opponent: 39.87% (G:4.81% B:0.19%) 60.13% (G:8.78% B:0.24%) Conf.: ± 0.007 (-0.380...-0.366) - [0.0%] Duration: 56 minutes 33 seconds
3.	Rollout2	20/14 6/5	eq: -0.401 (-0.070)
	Player: Opponent: 38.48% (G:3.12% B:0.15%) 61.52% (G:6.61% B:0.17%) Conf.: ± 0.042 (-0.443...-0.360) - [0.1%] Duration: 38.3 seconds
4.	Rollout3	13/7 8/7	eq: -0.408 (-0.076)
	Player: Opponent: 39.24% (G:4.00% B:0.00%) 60.76% (G:8.84% B:0.23%) Conf.: ± 0.038 (-0.446...-0.369) - [0.0%] Duration: 38.5 seconds
1 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 2013160 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller 2 80 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 2013160 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller 3 81 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 2013160 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

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    • PotD 01-07-25 - Variant
      Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 11 January 2026, at 4:26 p.m.