Game 1, move 4: Herd 3-1

[diane]

ok Herd - you can input to this one 

[ah_clem]

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Given that we are out-boarded I don't think we want to expose a blot. So that leaves only one choice 7/3.  Not a great play, but it seems to be the least bad of the bunch.

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[Julia_H]

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Agreed with 7/3. There aren't any constructive ways to leave a single blot, and leaving two when we have so many men in the outfield is just not on. One in the air, dance, back man steps up to take a pop at a second one and we're staring a gammon in the face. We only need hang on for a couple of turns and something will have to give in the White position.

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[ah_clem]

XGR++

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No surprises here.


XGID=-aBB--BCB---cB--b-Bbcb-b--:0:0:1:31:0:0:0:5:10

X:Player 1   O:Player 2
Score is X:0 O:0 5 pt.(s) match.
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X        O     X |   | O  O  O     O    |
| X        O     X |   | O  O  O     O    |
|                  |   |    O             |
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|                  |   |                  |
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|                  |   |                  |
| O              X |   |                  |
| O           X  X |   | X        X  X    |
| O           X  X |   | X        X  X  O |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count  X: 121  O: 120 X-O: 0-0/5
Cube: 1
X to play 31

    1. XG Roller++ 7/3                          eq:-0.052
      Player:   48.85% (G:7.98% B:0.14%)
      Opponent: 51.15% (G:12.06% B:0.30%)

    2. XG Roller++ 8/5 7/6                      eq:-0.189 (-0.137)
      Player:   46.13% (G:10.18% B:0.22%)
      Opponent: 53.87% (G:20.77% B:0.50%)

    3. XG Roller++ 8/4                          eq:-0.224 (-0.172)
      Player:   45.26% (G:8.34% B:0.17%)
      Opponent: 54.74% (G:19.14% B:0.43%)

    4. XG Roller++ 13/10 7/6                    eq:-0.231 (-0.179)
      Player:   45.26% (G:8.45% B:0.22%)
      Opponent: 54.74% (G:18.15% B:0.45%)

    5. 3-ply       13/9                         eq:-0.248 (-0.196)
      Player:   44.73% (G:7.39% B:0.20%)
      Opponent: 55.27% (G:16.66% B:0.37%)


eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10, MET: Kazaross XG2

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