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PotD 08-13-26 - Variant

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Sunday, 20 September 2026, at 4:21 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 08-13-26 - Rollout (Stick)

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 104 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 96 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-BAABB-bD----Caa-aaabbb-b-:0:0:1:21:0:0:3:0:10
Original Position

1.	Rollout1	8/6 4/3	eq: +0.342
	Player: Opponent: 61.11% (G:0.98% B:0.06%) 38.89% (G:1.15% B:0.02%) Conf.: ± 0.004 (+0.338...+0.345) - [100.0%] Duration: 1 minute 10 seconds
2.	Rollout1	8/6 5/4	eq: +0.331 (-0.011)
	Player: Opponent: 60.80% (G:0.87% B:0.02%) 39.20% (G:1.30% B:0.03%) Conf.: ± 0.004 (+0.327...+0.334) - [0.0%] Duration: 1 minute 10 seconds
3.	Rollout1	8/6 3/2	eq: +0.329 (-0.012)
	Player: Opponent: 60.67% (G:0.84% B:0.02%) 39.33% (G:1.11% B:0.02%) Conf.: ± 0.004 (+0.326...+0.333) - [0.0%] Duration: 1 minute 07 seconds
4.	Rollout2	8/5	eq: +0.316 (-0.026)
	Player: Opponent: 60.28% (G:0.73% B:0.00%) 39.72% (G:1.11% B:0.03%) Conf.: ± 0.007 (+0.308...+0.323) - [0.0%] Duration: 20.4 seconds
5.	Rollout2	4/3 4/2	eq: +0.302 (-0.040)
	Player: Opponent: 59.44% (G:0.76% B:0.03%) 40.56% (G:1.28% B:0.03%) Conf.: ± 0.008 (+0.294...+0.310) - [0.0%] Duration: 21.6 seconds
1 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller 2 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: 99 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 96 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-BAABB-bD----C-a-aabbbb-b-:0:0:1:21:0:0:3:0:10
Variant: White's 11pt checker is on her 6pt

1.	Rollout1	8/6 3/2	eq: +0.197
	Player: Opponent: 56.54% (G:0.95% B:0.02%) 43.46% (G:1.24% B:0.03%) Conf.: ± 0.004 (+0.193...+0.201) - [100.0%] Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds
2.	Rollout1	8/5	eq: +0.185 (-0.012)
	Player: Opponent: 55.81% (G:1.09% B:0.02%) 44.19% (G:2.03% B:0.03%) Conf.: ± 0.004 (+0.181...+0.189) - [0.0%] Duration: 3 minutes 16 seconds
3.	Rollout2	8/6 4/3	eq: +0.165 (-0.032)
	Player: Opponent: 55.40% (G:1.61% B:0.03%) 44.60% (G:2.28% B:0.05%) Conf.: ± 0.008 (+0.157...+0.174) - [0.0%] Duration: 42.0 seconds
1 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 36511275 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller 2 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 36511275 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

Messages In This Thread

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  • Position of the Day 08-13-26 - Rollout
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    • PotD 08-13-26 - Variant
      Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 20 September 2026, at 4:21 p.m.