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PotD 10-04-26 - Variant
Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Friday, 30 October 2026, at 12:10 p.m.
In Response To: Position of the Day 10-04-26 - Rollout (Stick)

              
 
              
 | | White is Player 2
score: 0 pip: 119 | Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver | pip: 76 score: 0
Blue is Player 1 | |
| XGID=-bCDF---a-------AaAcbbbb--:1:1:1:64:0:0:3:0:10 |
| Original position |
| 1. | Rollout1 | 18/8* | eq: +0.486 |
| Player: Opponent: | 58.03% (G:14.92% B:0.83%) 41.97% (G:6.51% B:0.21%) | Conf.: ± 0.006 (+0.480...+0.492) - [100.0%] Duration: 7.1 seconds |
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| 2. | Rollout1 | 18/12 16/12 | eq: +0.358 (-0.128) |
| Player: Opponent: | 58.01% (G:10.03% B:0.41%) 41.99% (G:7.87% B:0.26%) | Conf.: ± 0.005 (+0.353...+0.363) - [0.0%] Duration: 10.1 seconds |
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1 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
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Above is Stick's rollout of the original position.
Below is a cusp variant -- a whopper of a change.
Nack

              
 
              
 | | White is Player 2
score: 0 pip: 119 | Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver | pip: 69 score: 0
Blue is Player 1 | |
| XGID=-bDI----a-------AaAcbbbb--:1:1:1:64:0:0:3:0:10 |
| Variant: Blue's 4pt checkers are lifted to his 3pt |
| 1. | Rollout1 | 18/12 16/12 | eq: -0.049 |
| Player: Opponent: | 44.49% (G:7.38% B:0.20%) 55.51% (G:15.10% B:0.60%) | Conf.: ± 0.005 (-0.053...-0.044) - [73.1%] Duration: 2 minutes 47 seconds |
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| 2. | Rollout1 | 18/8* | eq: -0.051 (-0.002) |
| Player: Opponent: | 43.01% (G:10.43% B:0.44%) 56.99% (G:11.89% B:0.35%) | Conf.: ± 0.005 (-0.056...-0.046) - [26.9%] Duration: 2 minutes 40 seconds |
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1 5184 Games rolled with Variance Reduction. Dice Seed: 95896033 Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller
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Messages In This Thread
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Stick -- Saturday, 24 October 2026, at 8:31 a.m.
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Francesco -- Saturday, 24 October 2026, at 9:27 a.m.
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John O'Hagan -- Saturday, 24 October 2026, at 1:40 p.m.
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ah_clem -- Saturday, 24 October 2026, at 2:20 p.m.
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Elizabeth (erichktn @ DG) -- Saturday, 24 October 2026, at 2:31 p.m.
- Position of the Day 10-04-26
Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 24 October 2026, at 4:12 p.m.
- Position of the Day 10-04-26 - Rollout
Stick -- Monday, 26 October 2026, at 6:37 p.m.
- PotD 10-04-26 - Variant
Nack Ballard -- Friday, 30 October 2026, at 12:10 p.m.
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