While people generally got it right I wonder what would have happened if they had had the variant below?
Also, as for one play being correct with or without cube ownership, it is correct to play 6/4 both owning and not owning the cube. With a centered cube it's a toss up.
         
 
         
 | | White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 118 | Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaver | pip: 125
score: 0
Blue is Player 1 |
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| XGID=----BaFBB-b-bB-----cbabb-A:1:1:1:42:0:0:3:0:10 |
| Blue to play 42 |
| 1. | Rollout1 | Bar/21* 6/4 | eq: +0.364 |
| Player:
Opponent: | 55.47% (G:16.56% B:0.67%)
44.53% (G:12.93% B:0.45%) | Conf.: ± 0.007 (+0.357...+0.371) - [100.0%]
Duration: 1 minute 18 seconds |
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| 2. | Rollout1 | Bar/21* 7/5* | eq: +0.338 (-0.026) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 53.12% (G:24.50% B:0.83%)
46.88% (G:17.64% B:0.84%) | Conf.: ± 0.009 (+0.329...+0.347) - [0.0%]
Duration: 1 minute 00 second |
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1 2592 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
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Variant
 
| | White is Player 2
score: 0
pip: 118 | Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaver | pip: 123
score: 0
Blue is Player 1 |
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| XGID=----CaEBB-b-bB-----cbabb-A:1:1:1:42:0:0:3:0:10 |
| Blue to play 42 |
| 1. | Rollout1 | Bar/21* 7/5* | eq: +0.427 |
| Player:
Opponent: | 55.09% (G:26.99% B:0.85%)
44.91% (G:16.95% B:0.85%) | Conf.: ± 0.009 (+0.418...+0.436) - [100.0%]
Duration: 25.9 seconds |
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| 2. | Rollout1 | Bar/21* 6/4 | eq: +0.359 (-0.068) |
| Player:
Opponent: | 55.58% (G:16.75% B:0.66%)
44.42% (G:13.03% B:0.43%) | Conf.: ± 0.010 (+0.349...+0.369) - [0.0%]
Duration: 38.6 seconds |
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1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
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