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Holding game checker Play 2 - Variant

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Sunday, 11 January 2026, at 4:45 p.m.

In Response To: Holding game checker Play 2 - Rollout (Stick)

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 80 Unlimited Game Beaver pip: 107 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-ABBBBB-----bB---b-cBbbbb-:1:1:1:55:0:0:2:0:10
Original Position

1.	Rollout1	20/15(2) 13/8(2)	eq: -0.259
	Player: Opponent: 32.00% (G:0.19% B:0.01%) 68.00% (G:0.10% B:0.00%) Conf.: ± 0.004 (-0.264...-0.255) - [100.0%] Duration: 3.9 seconds
2.	Rollout1	13/8(2) 6/1(2)	eq: -0.285 (-0.026)
	Player: Opponent: 31.25% (G:0.80% B:0.01%) 68.75% (G:1.73% B:0.02%) Conf.: ± 0.004 (-0.289...-0.281) - [0.0%] Duration: 5.2 seconds
3.	Rollout1	13/3(2)	eq: -0.303 (-0.044)
	Player: Opponent: 30.91% (G:1.27% B:0.02%) 69.09% (G:2.71% B:0.05%) Conf.: ± 0.004 (-0.307...-0.299) - [0.0%] Duration: 5.3 seconds
4.	Rollout1	20/10(2)	eq: -0.325 (-0.066)
	Player: Opponent: 29.15% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) 70.85% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) Conf.: ± 0.004 (-0.330...-0.321) - [0.0%] Duration: 1.8 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 (differs by just 1 pip).

Nack

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 80 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 108 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=--CBBBB-----bB---b-cBbbbb-:1:1:1:55:0:0:3:0:10
Variant: Blue's 1pt checker is moved to the 2pt

1.	Rollout1	13/8(2) 6/1(2)	eq: -0.291
	Player: Opponent: 30.87% (G:0.81% B:0.01%) 69.13% (G:1.74% B:0.02%) Conf.: ± 0.002 (-0.293...-0.289) - [100.0%] Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds
2.	Rollout1	20/15(2) 13/8(2)	eq: -0.306 (-0.015)
	Player: Opponent: 30.04% (G:0.20% B:0.00%) 69.96% (G:0.16% B:0.00%) Conf.: ± 0.002 (-0.308...-0.303) - [0.0%] Duration: 1 minute 10 seconds
3.	Rollout1	13/3(2)	eq: -0.306 (-0.015)
	Player: Opponent: 30.74% (G:1.21% B:0.03%) 69.26% (G:2.37% B:0.03%) Conf.: ± 0.002 (-0.309...-0.304) - [0.0%] Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds
1 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 2013160 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

Messages In This Thread

• Holding game checker Play 2
  negheonegu -- Saturday, 3 January 2026, at 4:05 p.m.
  • Holding game checker Play 2
    Francesco -- Saturday, 3 January 2026, at 6:58 p.m.
  • Holding game checker Play 2
    ah_clem -- Saturday, 3 January 2026, at 8:59 p.m.
  • Holding game checker Play 2
    John O'Hagan -- Saturday, 3 January 2026, at 9:40 p.m.
  • Holding game checker Play 2 - Rollout
    Stick -- Wednesday, 7 January 2026, at 9:00 p.m.
    • Holding game checker Play 2 - Variant
      Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 11 January 2026, at 4:45 p.m.