GNU Backgammon Position ID: aNttAQC4bbcAAA Match ID : cAmgAAAAAAAA +24-23-22-21-20-19------18-17-16-15-14-13-+ O: Player 0 Pips: 113 | O O O | | O O O O O | 0 points | O O | | O O O O | | | | O | | | | | | | | | | |BAR| |v 5 point match (Cube: 1) | | | | | | | | | X | | X | | X X X | | X X X | On roll | X X X | | X X X X | 0 points +-1--2--3--4--5--6-------7--8--9-10-11-12-+ X: Player 1 Pips: 100 1) MET: mec.xml -> Hint Cube analysis 2-ply cubeless equity +0.5890 (Money: +0.5890) 0.7945 0.0000 0.0000 - 0.2055 0.0000 0.0000 Cubeful equities: 2-ply cubeful 100% speed [world class] 1. Double, take +0.9804 2. Double, pass +1.0000 ( +0.0196) 3. No double +0.8721 ( -0.1083) Proper cube action: Double, take Cube analysis 2-ply cubeless MWC 54.378% (Money: +0.5890) 0.7945 0.0000 0.0000 - 0.2055 0.0000 0.0000 Cubeful equities: 2-ply cubeful 100% speed [world class] 1. Double, take 57.286% Test: (0.75 x (100 - 35.5) + 0.25 x (100 - 64.5)) = 57.25 -> valid 2. Double, pass 57.432% ( 0.146%) 3. No double 56.481% ( -0.805%) Proper cube action: Double, take mec (match equity calculator) C:\Program Files\gnubg\met\mec.xml mec - match equity calculator for backgammon by Claes Tornberg 1-away 2-away 3-away 4-away 5-away 1-away 50.0000 68.5000 75.5550 82.0400 84.1020 2-away 31.5000 50.0000 59.5300 66.4555 73.6693 3-away 24.4450 40.4700 50.0000 57.1582 64.5183 4-away 17.9600 33.5445 42.8418 50.0000 57.4320 5-away 15.8980 26.3307 35.4817 42.5680 50.0000 2) MET: jac100.xml -> Hint Cube analysis 2-ply cubeless equity +0.5890 (Money: +0.5890) 0.7945 0.0000 0.0000 - 0.2055 0.0000 0.0000 Cubeful equities: 2-ply cubeful 100% speed [world class] 1. Double, pass +1.0000 2. Double, take +1.1351 ( +0.1351) 3. No double +0.9234 ( -0.0766) Proper cube action: Double, pass Cube analysis 2-ply cubeless MWC 48.912% (Money: +0.5890) 0.7945 0.0000 0.0000 - 0.2055 0.0000 0.0000 Cubeful equities: 2-ply cubeful 100% speed [world class] 1. Double, pass 52.200% 2. Double, take 53.280% ( 1.080%) Test: (0.75 x (100 - 39.3) + 0.25 x (100 - 70.6)) = 52.9 -> valid 3. No double 51.588% ( -0.612%) Proper cube action: Double, pass Jacobs & Trice C:\Program Files\gnubg\met\jac100.xml J. Jacobs & W. Trice, Can a Fish Taste Twice as Good (+100) (1996) 1-away 2-away 3-away 4-away 5-away 1-away 52.0000 71.5000 76.7000 84.2000 86.2000 2-away 33.5000 53.0000 64.6000 73.3000 79.7000 3-away 27.3000 43.1000 54.5000 63.2000 70.6000 4-away 19.9000 34.7000 46.9000 55.7000 63.8000 5-away 17.5000 27.9000 39.3000 47.8000 56.1000 3) MET: jac100.xml -> Invert table -> Hint Cube analysis 2-ply cubeless equity +0.5890 (Money: +0.5890) 0.7945 0.0000 0.0000 - 0.2055 0.0000 0.0000 Cubeful equities: 2-ply cubeful 100% speed [world class] 1. Double, take -0.3149 ----> wrong 2. Double, pass +1.0000 ( +1.3149) 3. No double -0.5266 ( -0.2116) ----> wrong Proper cube action: Double, take Cube analysis 2-ply cubeless MWC 60.512% (Money: +0.5890) 0.7945 0.0000 0.0000 - 0.2055 0.0000 0.0000 Cubeful equities: 2-ply cubeful 100% speed [world class] 1. Double, take 53.280% Test: (0.75 x (100 - 29.4) + 0.25 x (100 - 60.7)) = 62.8 -> wrong 2. Double, pass 63.800% ( 10.520%) 3. No double 51.588% ( -1.693%) ----> wrong Proper cube action: Double, take Jacobs & Trice C:\Program Files\gnubg\met\jac100.xml J. Jacobs & W. Trice, Can a Fish Taste Twice as Good (+100) (1996) 1-away 2-away 3-away 4-away 5-away 1-away 48.0000 66.5000 72.7000 80.1000 82.5000 2-away 28.5000 47.0000 56.9000 65.3000 72.1000 3-away 23.3000 35.4000 45.5000 53.1000 60.7000 4-away 15.8000 26.7000 36.8000 44.3000 52.2000 5-away 13.8000 20.3000 29.4000 36.2000 43.9000