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Position of the Day 09-13-26 - Rollout

Posted By: Stick
Date: Thursday, 1 October 2026, at 7:58 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 09-13-26 (Stick)

I posted this one for the anti quiz factor quiz factor. I think if you look at Facebook groups or other backgammon type boards or even here at BGO, if someone posts this type of problem where the banana split is a valid option, it's the correct play.

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 125 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 79 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-BDCBaB---b----A-bccd----A:1:1:1:13:0:0:3:0:10
Blue to play 13

1.	Rollout1	Bar/22 15/14	eq: -0.396
	Player: Opponent: 30.09% (G:7.15% B:0.06%) 69.91% (G:14.19% B:0.54%) Conf.: ± 0.006 (-0.402...-0.389) - [100.0%] Duration: 23.5 seconds
2.	Rollout1	Bar/21	eq: -0.446 (-0.050)
	Player: Opponent: 28.21% (G:9.81% B:0.07%) 71.79% (G:16.73% B:0.66%) Conf.: ± 0.007 (-0.453...-0.439) - [0.0%] Duration: 22.4 seconds
3.	Rollout1	Bar/22 6/5*	eq: -0.479 (-0.084)
	Player: Opponent: 30.38% (G:8.88% B:0.04%) 69.62% (G:24.13% B:2.32%) Conf.: ± 0.008 (-0.487...-0.472) - [0.0%] Duration: 26.7 seconds
1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

Messages In This Thread

• Position of the Day 09-13-26
  Stick -- Monday, 28 September 2026, at 10:17 p.m.
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    Frank Berger -- Monday, 28 September 2026, at 10:42 p.m.
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    ah_clem -- Tuesday, 29 September 2026, at 1:12 a.m.
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    Francesco -- Tuesday, 29 September 2026, at 11:27 a.m.
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    Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 29 September 2026, at 5:54 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 09-13-26
    John O'Hagan -- Wednesday, 30 September 2026, at 10:50 a.m.
  • Position of the Day 09-13-26 - Rollout
    Stick -- Thursday, 1 October 2026, at 7:58 p.m.
    • PotD 09-13-26 - Variants
      Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 6 October 2026, at 4:17 p.m.