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PotD 03-20-26 - Variants

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Sunday, 29 March 2026, at 5:19 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 03-20-26 - Rollout (Stick)

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 129 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 128 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-aB--BD-C---cB---bbeB-b---:0:0:1:43:0:0:3:0:10
Original position

1.	Rollout1	8/5 6/2	eq: +0.284
	Player: Opponent: 56.66% (G:13.15% B:0.17%) 43.34% (G:6.46% B:0.27%) Conf.: ± 0.010 (+0.274...+0.294) - [100.0%] Duration: 34.0 seconds
2.	Rollout1	8/1*	eq: +0.243 (-0.041)
	Player: Opponent: 54.53% (G:17.34% B:0.22%) 45.47% (G:7.83% B:0.33%) Conf.: ± 0.012 (+0.231...+0.255) - [0.0%] Duration: 36.9 seconds
3.	Rollout1	13/10 13/9	eq: +0.166 (-0.118)
	Player: Opponent: 53.09% (G:12.08% B:0.21%) 46.91% (G:4.99% B:0.21%) Conf.: ± 0.010 (+0.156...+0.175) - [0.0%] Duration: 37.6 seconds
4.	Rollout1	20/13	eq: +0.107 (-0.178)
	Player: Opponent: 53.02% (G:10.86% B:0.39%) 46.98% (G:10.29% B:0.22%) Conf.: ± 0.011 (+0.096...+0.117) - [0.0%] Duration: 34.6 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 are two variants. Altogether, three positions with three different best plays represented.

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 125 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 128 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-aB--BD-C---cB---bbdB-ba--:0:0:1:43:0:0:3:0:10
Variant 1: A White 6pt checker is on her 2pt

1.	Rollout1	8/1*	eq: +0.285
	Player: Opponent: 55.16% (G:18.91% B:0.32%) 44.84% (G:9.04% B:0.40%) Conf.: ± 0.012 (+0.273...+0.296) - [100.0%] Duration: 14 minutes 52 seconds
2.	Rollout1	8/5 6/2	eq: +0.225 (-0.060)
	Player: Opponent: 54.51% (G:13.38% B:0.20%) 45.49% (G:7.32% B:0.28%) Conf.: ± 0.010 (+0.215...+0.234) - [0.0%] Duration: 13 minutes 45 seconds
3.	Rollout1	13/10 13/9	eq: +0.160 (-0.124)
	Player: Opponent: 52.92% (G:12.77% B:0.30%) 47.08% (G:5.63% B:0.24%) Conf.: ± 0.011 (+0.149...+0.171) - [0.0%] Duration: 15 minutes 38 seconds
1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 60183158 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 129 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 130 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-aB--BD-C---c-B--bbeB-b---:0:0:1:43:0:0:3:0:10
Variant 2: Blue's 13pt is changed to his 14pt

1.	Rollout1	14/11 14/10	eq: +0.191
	Player: Opponent: 53.50% (G:12.75% B:0.20%) 46.50% (G:5.40% B:0.21%) Conf.: ± 0.006 (+0.185...+0.197) - [96.4%] Duration: 30 minutes 52 seconds
2.	Rollout1	8/5 6/2	eq: +0.184 (-0.007)
	Player: Opponent: 53.78% (G:11.71% B:0.20%) 46.22% (G:5.91% B:0.24%) Conf.: ± 0.005 (+0.179...+0.189) - [3.6%] Duration: 29 minutes 35 seconds
3.	Rollout2	8/1*	eq: +0.136 (-0.056)
	Player: Opponent: 51.97% (G:14.60% B:0.18%) 48.03% (G:6.96% B:0.26%) Conf.: ± 0.011 (+0.125...+0.146) - [0.0%] Duration: 6 minutes 06 seconds
1 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 36385416 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller 2 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 36385416 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

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    • PotD 03-20-26 - Variants
      Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 29 March 2026, at 5:19 p.m.