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Win a BG? How? Cusp Variant
Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Wednesday, 14 January 2026, at 2:16 p.m.
In Response To: Do you want to win a BG? Great. How? Rollout (Jason Lee)

              
 
              
 | | White is The Other Guy
score: 0 pip: 70 | | 7 point match | pip: 10 score: 2
Blue is Jason Lee | |
| XGID=-aBB---------------c-bdcb-:1:-1:1:11:2:0:0:7:10 |
| Original Position: Bear off 1pt checkers or not |
1. | Rollout1 | 2/1*(2) 1/Off(2) | eq: +2.133 |
| Player: Opponent: | 99.90% (G:89.06% B:21.04%) 0.10% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) | Conf.: ± 0.000 (+2.133...+2.134) - [100.0%] Duration: 3.4 seconds |
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| 2. | Rollout1 | 3/1*(2) | eq: +2.038 (-0.096) |
| Player: Opponent: | 100.00% (G:88.62% B:7.94%) 0.00% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) | Conf.: ± 0.000 (+2.038...+2.038) - [0.0%] Duration: 0.1 second |
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1 7776 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 4-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller+ Search interval: Huge
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Above is Jason's rollout of the original position.
Below is a cusp variant.
Nack

              
 
              
 | | White is Player 2
score: 0 pip: 69 | | 7 point match | pip: 10 score: 2
Blue is Player 1 | |
| XGID=-Ba-B--------------c-bdcb-:1:-1:1:11:2:0:0:7:10 |
| Bear off 1pt checkers or not |
| 1. | Rollout1 | 4/2*(2) | eq: +2.038 |
| Player: Opponent: | 100.00% (G:88.61% B:7.94%) 0.00% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) | Conf.: ± 0.000 (+2.038...+2.038) - [100.0%] Duration: 0.3 second |
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| 2. | Rollout1 | 4/3(2) 1/Off(2) | eq: +2.034 (-0.004) |
| Player: Opponent: | 99.98% (G:88.38% B:7.79%) 0.02% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) | Conf.: ± 0.000 (+2.033...+2.034) - [0.0%] Duration: 0.9 second |
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1 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 2013160 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
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eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10, MET: Kazaross XG2
Messages In This Thread
- Do you want to win a BG? Great. How?
Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 13 January 2026, at 2:16 p.m.
- Do you want to win a BG? Great. How?
Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 13 January 2026, at 8:06 p.m.
- Do you want to win a BG? Great. How?
Frank Berger -- Tuesday, 13 January 2026, at 8:18 p.m.
- Do you want to win a BG? Great. How?
ah_clem -- Tuesday, 13 January 2026, at 10:06 p.m.
- Do you want to win a BG? Great. How? Rollout
Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 14 January 2026, at 1:05 p.m.
- Win a BG? How? Cusp Variant
Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 14 January 2026, at 2:16 p.m.
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