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Position of the Day 03-07-26 - Bearoff - Rollout

Posted By: Stick
Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026, at 6:31 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 03-07-26 - Bearoff (Stick)

While I'd like to congratulate everyone on knowing an aggressive play was called for once again nobody even mentioned the best play. On top of that I can't imagine anyone getting the original problem correct and also the variant below. OtB I played 5, 2.

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 33 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 48 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=aBBDBBB----------------bd-:1:1:1:41:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 41

1.	Rollout1	5/Off	eq: -0.122
	Player: Opponent: 36.81% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) 63.19% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) Conf.: ± 0.001 (-0.123...-0.120) - [100.0%] Duration: 3.5 seconds
2.	Rollout1	4/Off 3/2	eq: -0.133 (-0.012)
	Player: Opponent: 36.47% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) 63.53% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) Conf.: ± 0.001 (-0.135...-0.132) - [0.0%] Duration: 5.3 seconds
3.	Rollout1	6/5 6/2	eq: -0.143 (-0.022)
	Player: Opponent: 36.11% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) 63.89% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) Conf.: ± 0.001 (-0.145...-0.142) - [0.0%] Duration: 1.2 seconds
1 15552 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

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Variant

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 34 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 48 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=aBBDBBB----------------cc-:1:1:1:41:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 41

1.	Rollout1	6/5 6/2	eq: -0.143
	Player: Opponent: 36.30% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) 63.70% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) Conf.: ± 0.001 (-0.144...-0.142) - [100.0%] Duration: 1.1 seconds
2.	Rollout1	5/Off	eq: -0.151 (-0.008)
	Player: Opponent: 35.72% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) 64.28% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) Conf.: ± 0.001 (-0.153...-0.150) - [0.0%] Duration: 2.6 seconds
3.	Rollout1	4/Off 3/2	eq: -0.166 (-0.023)
	Player: Opponent: 35.25% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) 64.75% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) Conf.: ± 0.001 (-0.167...-0.165) - [0.0%] Duration: 4.2 seconds
1 15552 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

Messages In This Thread

• Position of the Day 03-07-26 - Bearoff
  Stick -- Thursday, 12 March 2026, at 11:55 p.m.
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    John O'Hagan -- Friday, 13 March 2026, at 1:54 a.m.
  • Position of the Day 03-07-26 - Bearoff
    ah_clem -- Friday, 13 March 2026, at 5:05 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 03-07-26 - Bearoff
    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 13 March 2026, at 9:14 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 03-07-26 - Bearoff - Rollout
    Stick -- Saturday, 14 March 2026, at 6:31 p.m.
    • Position of the Day 03-07-26 - Bearoff - Rollout
      Chuck Bower -- Monday, 16 March 2026, at 4:55 p.m.