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PotD 01-11-25 - Variant

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Sunday, 18 January 2026, at 6:27 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 01-11-25 - Rollout (Stick)

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 94 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 133 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=---AbDC-C----B----accBbbb-:1:1:1:64:0:0:3:0:10
Original Position

1.	Rollout1	8/2 6/2	eq: +0.125
	Player: Opponent: 48.54% (G:10.59% B:0.34%) 51.46% (G:13.28% B:0.27%) Conf.: ± 0.007 (+0.118...+0.132) - [100.0%] Duration: 18.9 seconds
2.	Rollout1	13/3	eq: +0.062 (-0.063)
	Player: Opponent: 45.71% (G:9.96% B:0.35%) 54.29% (G:12.08% B:0.16%) Conf.: ± 0.008 (+0.054...+0.070) - [0.0%] Duration: 20.6 seconds
3.	Rollout1	21/17 21/15	eq: +0.038 (-0.087)
	Player: Opponent: 47.01% (G:8.66% B:0.32%) 52.99% (G:17.48% B:0.40%) Conf.: ± 0.008 (+0.031...+0.046) - [0.0%] Duration: 20.3 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.

Nack

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 108 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 133 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=---AcDC-C----B-----ccBbbb-:1:1:1:64:0:0:3:0:10
Variant: White has a third checker back

1.	Rollout1	21/17 21/15	eq: +0.225
	Player: Opponent: 53.35% (G:8.68% B:0.35%) 46.65% (G:14.87% B:0.38%) Conf.: ± 0.006 (+0.219...+0.231) - [100.0%] Duration: 16 minutes 03 seconds
2.	Rollout1	13/3	eq: +0.208 (-0.017)
	Player: Opponent: 50.42% (G:9.40% B:0.34%) 49.58% (G:9.24% B:0.19%) Conf.: ± 0.006 (+0.201...+0.214) - [0.0%] Duration: 15 minutes 12 seconds
3.	Rollout1	8/2 6/2	eq: +0.206 (-0.018)
	Player: Opponent: 51.24% (G:9.52% B:0.33%) 48.76% (G:11.21% B:0.25%) Conf.: ± 0.005 (+0.201...+0.212) - [0.0%] Duration: 14 minutes 28 seconds
1 2592 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 32613547 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

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Messages In This Thread

• Position of the Day 01-11-25
  Stick -- Monday, 12 January 2026, at 1:10 a.m.
  • Position of the Day 01-11-25
    ah_clem -- Monday, 12 January 2026, at 1:48 a.m.
  • Position of the Day 01-11-25
    negheonegu -- Monday, 12 January 2026, at 4:31 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 01-11-25
    Chuck Bower -- Monday, 12 January 2026, at 6:37 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 01-11-25 - Rollout
    Stick -- Wednesday, 14 January 2026, at 6:48 p.m.
    • PotD 01-11-25 - Variant
      Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 18 January 2026, at 6:27 p.m.