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Backgammon => Fibsboard Forum Matches => FFM 7 => Topic started by: ah_clem on November 21, 2010, 02:40:51 AM

Poll
Question: 5-3?

Option 1: 23/15 votes: 0
Option 2: 23/18 6/1* votes: 0
Option 3: 13/8 13/10 votes: 0
Option 4: 8/3 6/3 votes: 5
Option 5: 11/8 11/6 votes: 0
Option 6: 8/5 6/1* votes: 0
Title: Game 4 move 6 The Herd to play 5-3
Post by: ah_clem on November 21, 2010, 02:40:51 AM
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5-3
Title: Re: Game 4 move 6 The Herd to play 5-3
Post by: ah_clem on November 21, 2010, 02:43:47 AM
Spoiler

Unstack both candlesticks and make a homeboard point with 8/3 6/3.

No, it doesn't address any of our immediate problems, but neither does any other move. I'm not seeing anything better....

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Title: Re: Game 4 move 6 The Herd to play 5-3
Post by: ah_clem on November 21, 2010, 01:05:07 PM
Five - zero is my threshold for a next.  Let's move on.
Title: Re: Game 4 move 6 The Herd to play 5-3
Post by: ah_clem on November 21, 2010, 01:10:22 PM
gnu's opinion

Spoiler


I didn't bother to roll this one out.  2-ply analysis has it pretty clear. 

Position ID: uD2DESDg85gBKA
Match ID: 8Im1AAAAIAAA
in case anyone else wants to do a rollout.



    1. Cubeful 2-ply    8/3 6/3                      Eq.:  -0.420
       0.312 0.085 0.003 - 0.688 0.356 0.018
        2-ply cubeful prune [world class]
    2. Cubeful 2-ply    23/15                        Eq.:  -0.495 ( -0.074)
       0.274 0.058 0.002 - 0.726 0.383 0.017
        2-ply cubeful prune [world class]
    3. Cubeful 2-ply    8/5 6/1*                     Eq.:  -0.548 ( -0.127)
       0.263 0.063 0.002 - 0.737 0.429 0.040
        2-ply cubeful prune [world class]
    4. Cubeful 2-ply    23/18 6/3                    Eq.:  -0.558 ( -0.137)
       0.252 0.056 0.002 - 0.748 0.481 0.027
        2-ply cubeful prune [world class]
    5. Cubeful 2-ply    23/18 8/5                    Eq.:  -0.558 ( -0.138)
       0.254 0.061 0.002 - 0.746 0.484 0.032
        2-ply cubeful prune [world class]
    6. Cubeful 2-ply    6/3 6/1*                     Eq.:  -0.558 ( -0.138)
       0.255 0.058 0.001 - 0.745 0.434 0.035
        2-ply cubeful prune [world class]
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