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PotD 09-16-26 - Variant

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Tuesday, 6 October 2026, at 4:31 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 09-16-26 - Rollout (Stick)

		White is Player 2 score: 0 pip: 122 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 41 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-DBCCdB------------cbabab-:2:-1:1:43:0:0:3:0:10
Original Position

1.	Rollout1	6/3 6/2	eq: +1.718
	Player: Opponent: 100.00% (G:71.78% B:0.00%) 0.00% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) Conf.: ± 0.001 (+1.717...+1.718) - [100.0%] Duration: 6.4 seconds
2.	Rollout1	4/Off 3/Off	eq: +1.667 (-0.050)
	Player: Opponent: 97.67% (G:72.52% B:0.06%) 2.33% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) Conf.: ± 0.002 (+1.665...+1.669) - [0.0%] Duration: 3.4 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: 122 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 44 score: 0 Blue is Player 1
XGID=-DBDCdB------------cbabab-:2:-1:1:43:0:0:3:0:10
Variant: Blue's borne off checker is on his 3pt

1.	Rollout1	4/Off 3/Off	eq: +1.557
	Player: Opponent: 97.44% (G:61.91% B:0.06%) 2.56% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) Conf.: ± 0.001 (+1.556...+1.558) - [100.0%] Duration: 38.1 seconds
2.	Rollout1	6/3 6/2	eq: +1.550 (-0.007)
	Player: Opponent: 100.00% (G:55.02% B:0.00%) 0.00% (G:0.00% B:0.00%) Conf.: ± 0.000 (+1.550...+1.551) - [0.0%] Duration: 51.3 seconds
1 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 59224902 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

Messages In This Thread

• Position of the Day 09-16-26
  Stick -- Friday, 2 October 2026, at 4:45 a.m.
  • Position of the Day 09-16-26
    Francesco -- Friday, 2 October 2026, at 6:36 a.m.
  • Re: Position of the Day 09-16-26
    payamprivate -- Friday, 2 October 2026, at 9:23 a.m.
  • Position of the Day 09-16-26
    ah_clem -- Friday, 2 October 2026, at 2:42 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 09-16-26
    John O'Hagan -- Friday, 2 October 2026, at 3:04 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 09-16-26
    Elizabeth (erichktn @ DG) -- Friday, 2 October 2026, at 10:19 p.m.
  • Position of the Day 09-16-26 - Rollout
    Stick -- Sunday, 4 October 2026, at 9:58 a.m.
    • PotD 09-16-26 - Variant
      Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 6 October 2026, at 4:31 p.m.