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PotD 08-01-26 - Variant

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Wednesday, 19 August 2026, at 2:35 a.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 08-01-26 - Rollout (Stick)





White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 123
Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaver
pip: 144
score: 0

Blue is Player 1
XGID=---BBBB----BeB---cAcbBb---:0:0:1:32:0:0:3:0:10
Original position

1.Rollout121/18 11/9eq: -0.647
Player:
Opponent:
31.50% (G:2.78% B:0.07%)
68.50% (G:5.15% B:0.09%)
Conf.: ± 0.011 (-0.658...-0.636) - [100.0%]
Duration: 53.8 seconds
2.Rollout118/13eq: -0.743 (-0.096)
Player:
Opponent:
28.57% (G:1.55% B:0.04%)
71.43% (G:2.27% B:0.06%)
Conf.: ± 0.009 (-0.752...-0.734) - [0.0%]
Duration: 51.2 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.

(At least 20 plays are better than covering the 16pt. Most of them, which are thematically similar to each other, are omitted from my rollout.)

So, the swing in the proper decision to cover the 18pt compared to the decision to cover the 16pt is a double-whopping .246.

Nack





White is Player 2

score: 0
pip: 123
Unlimited Game
Jacoby Beaver
pip: 142
score: 0

Blue is Player 1
XGID=---BBBB----BeB--Ac-cbBb---:0:0:1:32:0:0:3:0:10
Variant: Blue's 18pt blot is on his 16pt

1.Rollout116/13 11/9eq: -0.686
Player:
Opponent:
29.97% (G:1.68% B:0.04%)
70.03% (G:2.29% B:0.09%)
Conf.: ± 0.009 (-0.695...-0.677) - [100.0%]
Duration: 4 minutes 13 seconds
2.Rollout111/9 11/8eq: -0.731 (-0.044)
Player:
Opponent:
29.48% (G:2.80% B:0.07%)
70.52% (G:5.00% B:0.12%)
Conf.: ± 0.010 (-0.740...-0.721) - [0.0%]
Duration: 3 minutes 38 seconds
3.Rollout116/14 11/8eq: -0.756 (-0.070)
Player:
Opponent:
28.70% (G:2.30% B:0.06%)
71.30% (G:4.25% B:0.10%)
Conf.: ± 0.010 (-0.767...-0.746) - [0.0%]
Duration: 3 minutes 02 seconds
4.Rollout121/16eq: -0.835 (-0.149)
Player:
Opponent:
27.90% (G:2.62% B:0.07%)
72.10% (G:8.66% B:0.08%)
Conf.: ± 0.013 (-0.848...-0.822) - [0.0%]
Duration: 3 minutes 32 seconds
1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
Dice Seed: 84309929
Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

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