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  • If I said that I was taking this double, would you say I was steaming?

    From pepstein5@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 5 10:47:13 2021
    XGID=-----AEbC---cD---bbd-bAA--:0:0:-1:00:0:0:3:0:10
    X:eXtremeGammon O:Daniel

    Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver
    +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | X O X | | O O |
    | X O X | | O |
    | X O | | O |
    | | | O |
    | | | O |
    | |BAR| |
    | | | |
    | O | | X |
    | O | | X |
    | O X X | | X X |
    | O X X | | X X O O |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 137 O: 156 X-O: 0-0
    Cube: 1
    X on roll, cube action

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  • From ah...Clem@21:1/5 to peps...@gmail.com on Fri Nov 5 17:40:19 2021
    On 11/5/2021 1:47 PM, peps...@gmail.com wrote:
    XGID=-----AEbC---cD---bbd-bAA--:0:0:-1:00:0:0:3:0:10
    X:eXtremeGammon O:Daniel

    Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver
    +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | X O X | | O O |
    | X O X | | O |
    | X O | | O |
    | | | O |
    | | | O |
    | |BAR| |
    | | | |
    | O | | X |
    | O | | X |
    | O X X | | X X |
    | O X X | | X X O O |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 137 O: 156 X-O: 0-0
    Cube: 1
    X on roll, cube action


    X is ahead in position, race, and threats. That usually adds up to D/T,
    and with Jacoby it can't be TG.

    Ekeing out a take might be the bot's choice - X still has two checkers
    to spring from the defensive bar point so it could turn into a bar-point holding game so taking is not out of the question - but I pass this one.

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  • From Timothy Chow@21:1/5 to peps...@gmail.com on Fri Nov 5 21:32:32 2021
    On 11/5/2021 1:47 PM, peps...@gmail.com wrote:
    XGID=-----AEbC---cD---bbd-bAA--:0:0:-1:00:0:0:3:0:10
    X:eXtremeGammon O:Daniel

    Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver
    +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | X O X | | O O |
    | X O X | | O |
    | X O | | O |
    | | | O |
    | | | O |
    | |BAR| |
    | | | |
    | O | | X |
    | O | | X |
    | O X X | | X X |
    | O X X | | X X O O |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 137 O: 156 X-O: 0-0
    Cube: 1
    X on roll, cube action

    I would pass this one. X has rolled an early 66, which by itself does
    not automatically lead to a quick double, but X has also rolled a 42,
    while O has done almost nothing constructive. She isn't anchored and
    has a weak board and is almost 20 pips behind in the pip count. The
    three standard game plans---attack, race, prime---all favor X.

    On the other hand, O isn't on the bar and doesn't have outfield blots
    waiting to be picked up. So I don't think this is a very big pass.

    ---
    Tim Chow

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  • From pepstein5@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Tim Chow on Sat Nov 6 03:15:27 2021
    On Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 1:32:36 AM UTC, Tim Chow wrote:
    On 11/5/2021 1:47 PM, peps...@gmail.com wrote:
    XGID=-----AEbC---cD---bbd-bAA--:0:0:-1:00:0:0:3:0:10
    X:eXtremeGammon O:Daniel

    Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | X O X | | O O |
    | X O X | | O |
    | X O | | O |
    | | | O |
    | | | O |
    | |BAR| |
    | | | |
    | O | | X |
    | O | | X |
    | O X X | | X X |
    | O X X | | X X O O |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 137 O: 156 X-O: 0-0
    Cube: 1
    X on roll, cube action
    I would pass this one. X has rolled an early 66, which by itself does
    not automatically lead to a quick double, but X has also rolled a 42,
    while O has done almost nothing constructive. She isn't anchored and
    has a weak board and is almost 20 pips behind in the pip count. The
    three standard game plans---attack, race, prime---all favor X.

    On the other hand, O isn't on the bar and doesn't have outfield blots
    waiting to be picked up. So I don't think this is a very big pass.

    ---
    Tim Chow

    Sorry I lost this rollout but you are exactly right.
    I took this, but thought it was at best a marginal take, and was eager to check it after the game.
    It rolled out to something like a 1.03 pass but XG's initial analysis was exactly marginal -- 1.000.

    Paul

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