• An obvious exception to the DMP rule

    From peps...@gmail.com@pepstein5@gmail.com to rec.games.backgammon on Sat Feb 17 11:17:12 2024
    From Newsgroup: rec.games.backgammon

    Here, I made the DMP play which is obviously wrong in retrospect.
    The gammon is much closer than I thought and my overly safe
    play nearly missed the gammon.

    Paul

    XGID=bBBBCBCA----b------g--b-b-:1:-1:1:33:3:4:0:11:10

    X:Daniel O:XG Roller+
    Score is X:3 O:4 11 pt.(s) match.
    +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
    | | | O O O | +---+
    | | | O O O | | 2 |
    | | | O | +---+
    | | | O |
    | | | 7 |
    | |BAR| |
    | | O | |
    | | O | |
    | | | X X |
    | O | | X X X X X X |
    | O X | | X X X X X X |
    +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
    Pip count X: 59 O: 126 X-O: 3-4/11
    Cube: 2, O own cube
    X to play 33

    1. XG Roller+ 7/1 6/Off eq:+1.837
    Player: 97.93% (G:77.02% B:0.98%)
    Opponent: 2.07% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)

    2. XG Roller+ 7/4 6/3(3) eq:+1.744 (-0.093)
    Player: 99.33% (G:66.30% B:0.57%)
    Opponent: 0.67% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)

    3. 4-ply 7/1 6/3 4/1 eq:+1.789 (-0.049)
    Player: 98.17% (G:72.77% B:0.51%)
    Opponent: 1.83% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)

    4. 3-ply 7/4 6/3 5/2(2) eq:+1.695 (-0.143)
    Player: 97.89% (G:65.14% B:0.46%)
    Opponent: 2.11% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)

    5. 3-ply 7/1 5/2(2) eq:+1.670 (-0.167)
    Player: 96.79% (G:65.38% B:0.41%)
    Opponent: 3.21% (G:0.00% B:0.00%)


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