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Ducks - Variant

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Sunday, 17 May 2026, at 6:32 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 05-11-26 - Ducks - Rollout (Stick)

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 112 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 103 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=--AAaBE-B-BBa-a--bbcabb---:1:1:1:22:0:0:3:0:10
Original position

1.	Rollout1	6/4* 5/3(2) 4/2	eq: +0.953
	Player: Opponent: 76.53% (G:7.06% B:0.11%) 23.47% (G:1.78% B:0.04%) Conf.: ± 0.007 (+0.946...+0.960) - [100.0%] Duration: 16.8 seconds
2.	Rollout1	11/7(2)	eq: +0.880 (-0.073)
	Player: Opponent: 75.30% (G:2.07% B:0.02%) 24.70% (G:0.75% B:0.01%) Conf.: ± 0.007 (+0.873...+0.886) - [0.0%] Duration: 7.5 seconds
3.	Rollout1	11/9(2) 6/4* 4/2	eq: +0.501 (-0.452)
	Player: Opponent: 62.81% (G:9.89% B:0.42%) 37.19% (G:8.01% B:0.24%) Conf.: ± 0.007 (+0.494...+0.508) - [0.0%] Duration: 19.3 seconds
4.	Rollout1	6/4*(3) 4/2	eq: +0.495 (-0.458)
	Player: Opponent: 62.91% (G:14.99% B:0.48%) 37.09% (G:8.07% B:0.23%) Conf.: ± 0.005 (+0.490...+0.500) - [0.0%] Duration: 21.1 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 is a contrasting variant.

Nack

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 112 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 110 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=--AAaBD-B-BBaAa--bbcabb---:1:1:1:22:0:0:3:0:10
Variant: A Blue 6pt spare is on his 13pt

1.	Rollout1	13/9 11/9(2)	eq: +0.722
	Player: Opponent: 70.07% (G:2.34% B:0.03%) 29.93% (G:1.20% B:0.02%) Conf.: ± 0.009 (+0.713...+0.730) - [100.0%] Duration: 2 minutes 48 seconds
2.	Rollout1	6/4* 5/3(2) 4/2	eq: +0.665 (-0.057)
	Player: Opponent: 66.70% (G:12.80% B:0.51%) 33.30% (G:5.78% B:0.19%) Conf.: ± 0.008 (+0.657...+0.673) - [0.0%] Duration: 3 minutes 41 seconds
1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 95981283 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

Messages In This Thread

• Position of the Day 05-11-26 - Ducks
  Stick -- Friday, 15 May 2026, at 7:56 a.m.
  • Position of the Day 05-11-26 - Ducks
    John O'Hagan -- Friday, 15 May 2026, at 12:32 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 05-11-26 - Ducks
    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 15 May 2026, at 3:05 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 05-11-26 - Ducks
    ah_clem -- Friday, 15 May 2026, at 3:15 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 05-11-26 - Ducks
    Elizabeth (erichktn @ DG) -- Saturday, 16 May 2026, at 2:44 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 05-11-26 - Ducks - Rollout
    Stick -- Sunday, 17 May 2026, at 12:07 a.m.
    • Position of the Day 05-11-26 - Ducks - Rollout
      ah_clem -- Sunday, 17 May 2026, at 12:40 p.m.
    • Ducks - Variant
      Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 17 May 2026, at 6:32 p.m.