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Position of the Day - 06-02-26

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Tuesday, 9 June 2026, at 5:14 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day - 06-02-26 (Stick)

All rolls containing an odd die (that's usually 27/36 :) complete the 5-prime. Of the remaining even-even rolls, 42 is clearly the worst. (The remainder hit loose while keeping the 5 1/2 point prime.)

With a perfect bearoff structure for Blue (closed board with spares on 4-,5-,6-pts) and White's remaining non-borne-off 10 checkers equally distributed on the 1- and 2-pts Blue wins 84%. Neither player is guaranteed of that, and I think Blue is going to have good chances to get close to that perfect distribution. Occasionally Blue will snare a second White checker, although maybe not often enough to even count much.

White can sometimes scratch and claw for a gammon (or G threat) after taking but I don't think that helps nearly enough.

R+P.

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