Below, I didn't rate the 4 point much because Oppy has anchored past me.
So I made the 11 point instead but did slot the 4 point for when it's valuable
later.
Why was this a worse idea than making a sandwich which combines
marmite and peanut butter?
(I actually did make that sandwich once as a teenager and it was
so disgusting that I had to throw it away.)

Thanks,

Paul

XGID=--BB-bC-C---bD---acbcb---A:0:0:1:22:0:0:3:0:10
X:Daniel O:eXtremeGammon

Score is X:0 O:0. Unlimited Game, Jacoby Beaver
+13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+
| X O O | | O O O |
| X O | | O O O |
| X O | | O |
| X | | |
| | X | |
| |BAR| |
| | | |
| | | |
| X | | X |
| O X | | X O X X |
| O X | | X O X X |
+12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+
Pip count X: 129 O: 130 X-O: 0-0
Cube: 1
X to play 22

1. XG Roller+ Bar/23 8/4 6/4 eq:-0.660
Player: 33.63% (G:5.65% B:0.15%)
Opponent: 66.37% (G:17.62% B:0.33%)

2. XG Roller+ Bar/23 13/11(2) 6/4 eq:-0.744 (-0.084)
Player: 32.54% (G:5.91% B:0.16%)
Opponent: 67.46% (G:20.82% B:0.47%)

3. 3-ply Bar/23 13/11(2) 8/6 eq:-0.766 (-0.106)
Player: 32.42% (G:5.65% B:0.16%)
Opponent: 67.58% (G:19.91% B:0.45%)

4. 1-ply Bar/23 8/2 eq:-1.000 (-0.340)
Player: 29.22% (G:4.85% B:0.12%)
Opponent: 70.78% (G:23.45% B:0.27%)

5. 1-ply Bar/23 8/6 3/1(2) eq:-1.000 (-0.340)
Player: 28.80% (G:4.90% B:0.10%)
Opponent: 71.20% (G:24.37% B:0.27%)

eXtreme Gammon Version: 2.10

On 6/30/2021 3:42 PM, peps...@gmail.com wrote:
> Below, I didn't rate the 4 point much because Oppy has anchored past me.
> So I made the 11 point instead but did slot the 4 point for when it's valuable
> later.

Your main goal is to escape your back checker. Strengthening
your board provides you with protection against getting attacked.
Playing 13/11(2) leaves you inflexible because you don't have
many spares...you could easily leave another blot when you don't
want to. 13/11(2) does have the effect of hemming in O's back
checkers, but that's not your main priority here.

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Tim Chow