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* Can Stick get this right from the title alone?Timothy Chow
+- Re: Can Stick get this right from the title alone?badgolferman
+- Re: Can Stick get this right from the title alone?ah....Clem
+* Re: Can Stick get this right from the title alone?Stick Rice
|`* Re: Can Stick get this right from the title alone?Timothy Chow
| `* Re: Can Stick get this right from the title alone?Stick Rice
|  `- Re: Can Stick get this right from the title alone?Timothy Chow
`- Rollout: Can Stick get this right from the title alone?Timothy Chow

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Subject: Can Stick get this right from the title alone?
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 by: Timothy Chow - Fri, 28 May 2021 13:14 UTC

XGID=----bCCBB--A------bddcB-B-:0:0:1:52:0:0:0:0:10

X:Player 1 O:Player 2
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| O | | O O O X X |
| O | | O O O X X |
| | | O O O |
| | | O O |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | X 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: 166 O: 112 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 52

---
Tim Chow

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 by: badgolferman - Fri, 28 May 2021 14:14 UTC

Timothy Chow wrote:

>XGID=----bCCBB--A------bddcB-B-:0:0:1:52:0:0:0:0:10
>
>X:Player 1 O:Player 2
>Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
> +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
> | O | | O O O X X |
> | O | | O O O X X |
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> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | X 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: 166 O: 112 X-O: 0-0
>Cube: 1
>X to play 52
>
>---
>Tim Chow

Probably a huge blunder but I'm inclined to run one back checker now.
24/17

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From: ah_c...@ymail.com (ah....Clem)
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 by: ah....Clem - Fri, 28 May 2021 15:56 UTC

On 5/28/2021 9:14 AM, Timothy Chow wrote:
> XGID=----bCCBB--A------bddcB-B-:0:0:1:52:0:0:0:0:10
>
> X:Player 1   O:Player 2
> Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
>  +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
>  |                O |   | O  O  O  X     X |
>  |                O |   | O  O  O  X     X |
>  |                  |   | O  O  O          |
>  |                  |   | O  O             |
>  |                  |   |                  |
>  |                  |BAR|                  |
>  |                  |   |                  |
>  |                  |   |                  |
>  |                  |   | X  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: 166  O: 112 X-O: 0-0
> Cube: 1
> X to play 52
>
> ---
> Tim Chow

Not enough timing for the backgame, so I'd hop off the ace point. If we
try to hold the anchors the board will crunch and O will leap out and
control the outfield.

--
Ah....Clem
The future is fun, the future is fair.

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 by: Stick Rice - Fri, 28 May 2021 16:50 UTC

On Friday, May 28, 2021 at 9:14:43 AM UTC-4, Tim Chow wrote:
> XGID=----bCCBB--A------bddcB-B-:0:0:1:52:0:0:0:0:10
>
> X:Player 1 O:Player 2
> Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
> +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
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> | O | | O O O X X |
> | | | O O O |
> | | | O O |
> | | | |
> | |BAR| |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | X 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: 166 O: 112 X-O: 0-0
> Cube: 1
> X to play 52
>
> ---
> Tim Chow

If you were on Phil Simborg's Facebook page you would know over the years I've got many plays correct when he forgot to post the position/diagram.

Stick

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Subject: Re: Can Stick get this right from the title alone?
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 by: Timothy Chow - Sat, 29 May 2021 18:16 UTC

On 5/28/2021 12:50 PM, Stick Rice wrote:
> If you were on Phil Simborg's Facebook page you would know over the years I've got many plays correct when he forgot to post the position/diagram.

So your answer to the subject line is yes?

---
Tim Chow

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 by: Stick Rice - Sun, 30 May 2021 06:53 UTC

On Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 2:16:40 PM UTC-4, Tim Chow wrote:
> On 5/28/2021 12:50 PM, Stick Rice wrote:
> > If you were on Phil Simborg's Facebook page you would know over the years I've got many plays correct when he forgot to post the position/diagram.
> So your answer to the subject line is yes?
>
> ---
> Tim Chow

I need a sarcasm or joke font for you sometimes...

Stick

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 by: Timothy Chow - Mon, 31 May 2021 14:54 UTC

On 5/30/2021 2:53 AM, Stick Rice wrote:
> On Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 2:16:40 PM UTC-4, Tim Chow wrote:
>> On 5/28/2021 12:50 PM, Stick Rice wrote:
>>> If you were on Phil Simborg's Facebook page you would know over the years I've got many plays correct when he forgot to post the position/diagram.
>> So your answer to the subject line is yes?
>>
>> ---
>> Tim Chow
>
> I need a sarcasm or joke font for you sometimes...

So do I.

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Tim Chow

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 by: Timothy Chow - Mon, 31 May 2021 15:05 UTC

XGID=----bCCBB--A------bddcB-B-:0:0:1:52:0:0:0:0:10

X:Player 1 O:Player 2
Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| O | | O O O X X |
| O | | O O O X X |
| | | O O O |
| | | O O |
| | | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | X 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: 166 O: 112 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 52

For those mere mortals who had to look at the position...yes, this
is the right time to give up the back anchor and jump out. There
is insufficient timing for anything else.

1. Rollout¹ 24/17 eq:-0.361
Player: 43.92% (G:8.98% B:0.38%)
Opponent: 56.08% (G:27.39% B:1.24%)
Confidence: ±0.016 (-0.376..-0.345) - [100.0%]

2. Rollout¹ 24/22 11/6 eq:-0.534 (-0.173)
Player: 38.38% (G:8.07% B:0.32%)
Opponent: 61.62% (G:26.87% B:0.84%)
Confidence: ±0.018 (-0.552..-0.516) - [0.0%]

3. Rollout¹ 11/6 5/3 eq:-0.538 (-0.177)
Player: 40.53% (G:7.75% B:0.34%)
Opponent: 59.47% (G:26.03% B:3.04%)
Confidence: ±0.017 (-0.555..-0.521) - [0.0%]

4. Rollout¹ 8/3 5/3 eq:-0.587 (-0.227)
Player: 40.84% (G:6.77% B:0.30%)
Opponent: 59.16% (G:27.92% B:3.75%)
Confidence: ±0.016 (-0.604..-0.571) - [0.0%]

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

eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.19.207.pre-release

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Tim Chow

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