XGID=-ABBaBC--CB--a--------cdf-:2:-1:1:51:0:0:0:0:10

Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| O | | O O O | +---+
| | | O O O | | 4 |
| | | O O O | +---+
| | | O O |
| | | 6 |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| X | | X |
| X X | | X X X X |
| X X | | X X O X X X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 86 O: 56 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 4, O own cube
X to play 51

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Tim Chow

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XGID=-ABBaBC--CB--a--------cdf-:2:-1:1:51:0:0:0:0:10

Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| O | | O O O | +---+
| | | O O O | | 4 |
| | | O O O | +---+
| | | O O |
| | | 6 |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| X | | X |
| X X | | X X X X |
| X X | | X X O X X X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 86 O: 56 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 4, O own cube
X to play 51

I thought it was too bold to leave the 4pt slotted and give O a double
shot from the bar. But XG says it's okay. If O had a four-point board
then it would be a different story (see variant).

1. Rollout¹ 9/4* 6/5 eq:+0.530
Player: 75.59% (G:12.76% B:0.34%)
Opponent: 24.41% (G:3.49% B:0.01%)
Confidence: ±0.005 (+0.525..+0.536) - [100.0%]

2. Rollout¹ 9/4* 4/3 eq:+0.455 (-0.076)
Player: 73.21% (G:8.83% B:0.21%)
Opponent: 26.79% (G:1.74% B:0.00%)
Confidence: ±0.005 (+0.450..+0.459) - [0.0%]

¹ 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
Dice Seed: 271828
Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.19.211.pre-release

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Variant
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XGID=-ABBaBC--CB--a-------bcdd-:2:-1:1:51:0:0:0:0:10

Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| O | | O O O O | +---+
| | | O O O O | | 4 |
| | | O O O | +---+
| | | O O |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| X | | X |
| X X | | X X X X |
| X X | | X X O X X X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 86 O: 62 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 4, O own cube
X to play 51

1. Rollout¹ 9/4* 4/3 eq:+0.277
Player: 67.17% (G:5.92% B:0.14%)
Opponent: 32.83% (G:2.31% B:0.01%)
Confidence: ±0.005 (+0.272..+0.282) - [100.0%]

2. Rollout¹ 9/4* 6/5 eq:+0.248 (-0.029)
Player: 66.01% (G:8.84% B:0.21%)
Opponent: 33.99% (G:5.75% B:0.03%)
Confidence: ±0.005 (+0.243..+0.253) - [0.0%]

¹ 1296 Games rolled with Variance Reduction.
Dice Seed: 271828
Moves: 3-ply, cube decisions: XG Roller

eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.19.211.pre-release

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Tim Chow

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* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)