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Holding Game Checker Play 8 - Variant

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Sunday, 18 January 2026, at 4:30 a.m.

In Response To: Holding Game Checker Play 8 - Rollout (Stick)

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 138 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 113 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=---BCdC-B--B-C--aa-dab-b--:1:-1:1:31:0:0:3:0:10
Original Position

1.	Rollout1	6/2	eq: +0.317
	Player: Opponent: 69.32% (G:5.58% B:0.13%) 30.68% (G:4.01% B:0.09%) Conf.: ± 0.003 (+0.314...+0.320) - [98.1%] Duration: 1 minute 43 seconds
2.	Rollout1	13/12 6/3	eq: +0.313 (-0.005)
	Player: Opponent: 69.08% (G:6.82% B:0.24%) 30.92% (G:4.66% B:0.12%) Conf.: ± 0.003 (+0.310...+0.316) - [1.8%] Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds
3.	Rollout2	13/12 4/1	eq: +0.307 (-0.010)
	Player: Opponent: 68.75% (G:7.79% B:0.29%) 31.25% (G:5.37% B:0.20%) Conf.: ± 0.006 (+0.301...+0.313) - [0.2%] Duration: 26.3 seconds
4.	Rollout2	4/1 3/2	eq: +0.300 (-0.017)
	Player: Opponent: 68.43% (G:5.82% B:0.13%) 31.57% (G:4.63% B:0.15%) Conf.: ± 0.005 (+0.295...+0.305) - [0.0%] Duration: 26.0 seconds
1 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller 2 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 (mildly) contrasting variant.

Nack

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 138 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 111 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=---BCdCB---B-C--aa-dab-b--:1:-1:1:31:0:0:3:0:10
Variant: Blue has his 7pt instead of his 8pt

1.	Rollout1	13/12 6/3	eq: +0.382
	Player: Opponent: 71.67% (G:6.87% B:0.24%) 28.33% (G:3.96% B:0.11%) Conf.: ± 0.004 (+0.377...+0.386) - [100.0%] Duration: 20 minutes 24 seconds
2.	Rollout1	6/2	eq: +0.371 (-0.010)
	Player: Opponent: 71.61% (G:5.43% B:0.11%) 28.39% (G:3.60% B:0.09%) Conf.: ± 0.004 (+0.367...+0.375) - [0.0%] Duration: 20 minutes 55 seconds
3.	Rollout1	13/12 4/1	eq: +0.366 (-0.015)
	Player: Opponent: 71.15% (G:7.57% B:0.27%) 28.85% (G:4.59% B:0.14%) Conf.: ± 0.004 (+0.362...+0.371) - [0.0%] Duration: 20 minutes 16 seconds
1 2592 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 35348293 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

Messages In This Thread

• Holding Game Checker Play 8
  negheonegu -- Friday, 9 January 2026, at 5:58 a.m.
  • Holding Game Checker Play 8
    ah_clem -- Friday, 9 January 2026, at 2:31 p.m.
  • Holding Game Checker Play 8
    Elizabeth (erichktn @ DG) -- Friday, 9 January 2026, at 4:34 p.m.
  • Holding Game Checker Play 8
    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 9 January 2026, at 8:28 p.m.
  • Holding Game Checker Play 8 - Rollout
    Stick -- Thursday, 15 January 2026, at 8:15 p.m.
    • Holding Game Checker Play 8 - Variant
      Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 18 January 2026, at 4:30 a.m.