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Who cares X ? - New Variant and comments

Posted By: pierrez
Date: Tuesday, 4 August 2026, at 12:00 p.m.

In Response To: Who cares X ? - Variant (Nack Ballard)

		White is Joueur 2 score: 0 pip: 163 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 166 score: 0 Blue is Joueur 1
XGID=--aB-bD-C---cC--abbbb---BA:1:1:1:64:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 64White's 6pt spare is on her 13pt

1.	Rollout1	Bar/15	eq: -0,468
	Player: Opponent: 28,75% (G:6,83% B:0,35%) 71,25% (G:21,03% B:1,32%) Conf.: ± 0,010 (-0,478...-0,457) - [52,7%] Duration: 45 minutes 57 seconds
2.	Rollout1	Bar/21 8/2*	eq: -0,468 (-0,001)
	Player: Opponent: 29,29% (G:7,05% B:0,21%) 70,71% (G:21,59% B:1,52%) Conf.: ± 0,010 (-0,478...-0,458) - [47,3%] Duration: 55 minutes 58 seconds
3.	4-ply	Bar/21 13/7	eq: -0,557 (-0,089)
	Player: Opponent: 27,04% (G:6,10% B:0,24%) 72,96% (G:23,83% B:1,79%)
1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10

According to the rollouts of the original position, the Nack's variant and this new one (White's 6pt spare is on her 13pt), there are two valid and equivalent game plans :

1 - It looks like a matter of urgency to get an advanced anchor - the 4 point - instead of the 1 point in order to counter balance the risk of the White 5 point prime.

Hence the tempo hit 6/2*.

2 - Getting some breeze and mobility by escaping the checker on the bar looks very important as well with the threat of controling the outfield.

Not sure how to name this alternate game plan. Any ideas ?

Messages In This Thread

• Who cares X ?
  pierrez -- Monday, 15 June 2026, at 8:42 p.m.
  • Who cares X ?
    Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 16 June 2026, at 2:08 p.m.
  • Who cares X ? - Rollout
    Stick -- Saturday, 20 June 2026, at 7:55 a.m.
    • Who cares X ? - Variant
      Nack Ballard -- Friday, 26 June 2026, at 3:44 a.m.
      • Who cares X ? - New Variant and comments
        pierrez -- Tuesday, 4 August 2026, at 12:00 p.m.