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PotD 07-12-26 - Variant

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Tuesday, 4 August 2026, at 1:07 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 07-12-26 - Rollout (Stick)

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 125 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 114 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=--A-bCC-E---cC-----cbbba--:0:0:1:54:0:0:3:0:10
Original position

1.	Rollout1	8/3 5/1	eq: +0.673
	Player: Opponent: 69.72% (G:2.19% B:0.04%) 30.28% (G:1.56% B:0.03%) Conf.: ± 0.009 (+0.663...+0.682) - [100.0%] Duration: 25.0 seconds
2.	Rollout1	13/8 5/1	eq: +0.648 (-0.025)
	Player: Opponent: 69.25% (G:2.46% B:0.04%) 30.75% (G:1.67% B:0.04%) Conf.: ± 0.010 (+0.638...+0.658) - [0.0%] Duration: 23.7 seconds
3.	Rollout1	8/3 6/2	eq: +0.643 (-0.030)
	Player: Opponent: 69.02% (G:2.02% B:0.04%) 30.98% (G:1.45% B:0.03%) Conf.: ± 0.009 (+0.634...+0.652) - [0.0%] Duration: 25.6 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 is a contrasting variant.

Nack

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 130 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 114 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=--A-bCCaE---bC-----cbbba--:0:0:1:54:0:0:3:0:10
Variant: The White 13pt spare is on her 18pt

1.	Rollout1	8/3 6/2	eq: +0.754
	Player: Opponent: 71.45% (G:3.74% B:0.08%) 28.55% (G:2.12% B:0.07%) Conf.: ± 0.010 (+0.744...+0.765) - [100.0%] Duration: 4 minutes 33 seconds
2.	Rollout1	8/3 5/1	eq: +0.731 (-0.024)
	Player: Opponent: 70.94% (G:3.79% B:0.05%) 29.06% (G:2.17% B:0.06%) Conf.: ± 0.010 (+0.721...+0.740) - [0.0%] Duration: 4 minutes 42 seconds
3.	Rollout1	13/8 5/1	eq: +0.716 (-0.039)
	Player: Opponent: 70.31% (G:4.16% B:0.04%) 29.69% (G:2.37% B:0.07%) Conf.: ± 0.011 (+0.705...+0.726) - [0.0%] Duration: 4 minutes 14 seconds
4.	Rollout1	13/8 6/2	eq: +0.714 (-0.040)
	Player: Opponent: 70.43% (G:4.10% B:0.06%) 29.57% (G:2.48% B:0.08%) Conf.: ± 0.010 (+0.704...+0.725) - [0.0%] Duration: 3 minutes 37 seconds
5.	Rollout1	6/1 5/1	eq: +0.659 (-0.096)
	Player: Opponent: 68.80% (G:4.56% B:0.06%) 31.20% (G:2.95% B:0.08%) Conf.: ± 0.010 (+0.649...+0.668) - [0.0%] Duration: 5 minutes 49 seconds
1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

Messages In This Thread

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    Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 25 July 2026, at 11:27 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 07-12-26 - Rollout
    Stick -- Wednesday, 29 July 2026, at 6:22 a.m.
    • PotD 07-12-26 - Variant
      Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 4 August 2026, at 1:07 p.m.