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Bot Battle #121 - Variant
Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Tuesday, 3 February 2026, at 12:16 a.m.
In Response To: Bot Battle #121 Rollout (Jason Lee)

              
 
              
 | | White is Professional
score: 0 pip: 141 | | 9 point match | pip: 133 score: 0
Blue is Hive Mind | |
| XGID=-b--B-E-D---bC-aaabb-bb-A-:0:0:1:32:0:0:0:9:10 |
| Original Position |
1. | Rollout1 | 13/10 6/4 | eq: -0.397 |
| Player: Opponent: | 40.23% (G:12.74% B:0.97%) 59.77% (G:19.77% B:0.65%) | Conf.: ± 0.010 (-0.407...-0.387) - [99.0%] Duration: 24 minutes 28 seconds |
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2. | Rollout1 | 8/5 6/4 | eq: -0.415 (-0.018) |
| Player: Opponent: | 40.15% (G:13.13% B:1.11%) 59.85% (G:22.82% B:1.00%) | Conf.: ± 0.011 (-0.426...-0.404) - [0.7%] Duration: 23 minutes 17 seconds |
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| 3. | Rollout1 | 13/11 8/5 | eq: -0.417 (-0.020) |
| Player: Opponent: | 39.92% (G:13.60% B:1.23%) 60.08% (G:24.91% B:1.55%) | Conf.: ± 0.010 (-0.427...-0.406) - [0.3%] Duration: 25 minutes 20 seconds |
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| 4. | Rollout1 | 13/8 | eq: -0.479 (-0.083) |
| Player: Opponent: | 38.57% (G:10.97% B:0.87%) 61.43% (G:19.91% B:0.69%) | Conf.: ± 0.010 (-0.489...-0.470) - [0.0%] Duration: 23 minutes 30 seconds |
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1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 4-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller+ Search interval: Huge
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Above is Stick's rollout of the original position.
Below is a contrasting variant. The original position's best play moves into third place.
Nack

              
 
              
 | | White is Player 2
score: 0 pip: 144 | | 9 point match | pip: 133 score: 0
Blue is Player 1 | |
| XGID=-b--B-E-D---bCaaa-bb-bb-A-:0:0:1:32:0:0:0:9:10 |
| Variant: White's 8pt blot is backed up 3 pips |
| 1. | Rollout1 | 13/11 8/5 | eq: -0.408 |
| Player: Opponent: | 40.01% (G:13.62% B:1.25%) 59.99% (G:23.82% B:1.48%) | Conf.: ± 0.007 (-0.415...-0.401) - [60.7%] Duration: 36 minutes 26 seconds |
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| 2. | Rollout1 | 8/5 6/4 | eq: -0.409 (-0.001) |
| Player: Opponent: | 40.11% (G:13.43% B:1.18%) 59.89% (G:22.02% B:1.05%) | Conf.: ± 0.007 (-0.416...-0.402) - [39.3%] Duration: 31 minutes 14 seconds |
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| 3. | Rollout1 | 13/10 6/4 | eq: -0.426 (-0.018) |
| Player: Opponent: | 39.38% (G:12.83% B:1.19%) 60.62% (G:19.18% B:0.71%) | Conf.: ± 0.007 (-0.433...-0.419) - [0.0%] Duration: 30 minutes 48 seconds |
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1 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 15956753 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
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Messages In This Thread
- Bot Battle #121
Jason Lee -- Thursday, 29 January 2026, at 10:34 p.m.
- Bot Battle #121
John O'Hagan -- Thursday, 29 January 2026, at 10:48 p.m.
- Bot Battle #121
Chuck Bower -- Friday, 30 January 2026, at 5:33 p.m.
- Bot Battle #121
ah_clem -- Friday, 30 January 2026, at 8:29 p.m.
- Bot Battle #121 Rollout
Jason Lee -- Sunday, 1 February 2026, at 4:09 p.m.
- Bot Battle #121 - Variant
Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 3 February 2026, at 12:16 a.m.
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