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Position of the Day 02-06-260 - Run n Gun or Stay n Lay - Rollout

Posted By: Stick
Date: Tuesday, 10 February 2026, at 3:54 a.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 02-06-26 - Run n Gun or Stay n Lay (Stick)

I expect this would have been tough on most humans OtB. Running when ahead ~20 pips seems pretty natural given the other plays tear up part of your position and don't look good at all to the human eye. I've also included the dmp rollout below where running doesn't make the cut either.

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 147 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 136 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=----BbE-BB-Bbb---bbbcB----:0:0:1:64:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 64

1.	Rollout1	8/4 8/2	eq: -0.299
	Player: Opponent: 42.17% (G:6.93% B:0.18%) 57.83% (G:10.21% B:0.38%) Conf.: ± 0.012 (-0.311...-0.286) - [54.2%] Duration: 54.3 seconds
2.	Rollout1	8/2 6/2	eq: -0.299 (-0.001)
	Player: Opponent: 41.27% (G:8.48% B:0.26%) 58.73% (G:9.61% B:0.42%) Conf.: ± 0.014 (-0.313...-0.286) - [45.8%] Duration: 51.7 seconds
3.	Rollout1	21/11	eq: -0.399 (-0.100)
	Player: Opponent: 40.21% (G:7.81% B:0.30%) 59.79% (G:13.62% B:0.35%) Conf.: ± 0.016 (-0.415...-0.383) - [0.0%] Duration: 52.7 seconds
1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

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DMP Rollout

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 147 1 point match pip: 136 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=----BbE-BB-Bbb---bbbcB----:0:0:1:64:0:0:0:1:10
Blue to play 64

1.	Rollout1	8/4 8/2	eq: -0.163
	Player: Opponent: 41.83% (G:10.09% B:0.47%) 58.17% (G:8.96% B:0.81%) Conf.: ± 0.005 (-0.168...-0.159) - [100.0%] Duration: 36.3 seconds
2.	Rollout1	8/2 6/2	eq: -0.178 (-0.014)
	Player: Opponent: 41.10% (G:10.51% B:0.42%) 58.90% (G:10.08% B:0.78%) Conf.: ± 0.005 (-0.183...-0.173) - [0.0%] Duration: 36.1 seconds
3.	Rollout1	21/11	eq: -0.210 (-0.047)
	Player: Opponent: 39.48% (G:10.44% B:0.68%) 60.52% (G:14.54% B:1.79%) Conf.: ± 0.005 (-0.216...-0.205) - [0.0%] Duration: 43.2 seconds
1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

Messages In This Thread

• Position of the Day 02-06-26 - Run n Gun or Stay n Lay
  Stick -- Saturday, 7 February 2026, at 7:26 a.m.
  • Position of the Day 02-06-26 - Run n Gun or Stay n Lay
    ah_clem -- Saturday, 7 February 2026, at 2:12 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 02-06-26 - Run n Gun or Stay n Lay
    John O'Hagan -- Saturday, 7 February 2026, at 2:46 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 02-06-26 - Run n Gun or Stay n Lay
    negheonegu -- Sunday, 8 February 2026, at 6:51 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 02-06-260 - Run n Gun or Stay n Lay - Rollout
    Stick -- Tuesday, 10 February 2026, at 3:54 a.m.