Backgammon notation Similarly, 13/7*/5 denotes a move corresponding to a roll 6-2 and a checker moving from 13 to 5 hitting a checker at the in-between step at point 7. Moves resulting from double rolls are often indicated by placing the number of checkers moved in parentheses after the move. For example, the effect of a roll 2-2, could be: 6/4(3) 13/11. Finally, it is common to use the words "bar" and "off" to describe moves where checkers are entered from the bar or taken off during bear off. For instance bar/22 17/9, and 5/off 2/off. Backgammon notation Backgammon notation is a
Rollout (backgammon) against the player who chose that strategy. When comparing moves, a weak backgame AI may favor less aggressive style. It is therefore not uncommon to see slightly different outcomes from rollouts done with different programs. Nevertheless, rollouts whose results are consistently nonintuitive occur, and their results are usually accepted by most backgammon players. In fact, modern backgammon opening theory is mostly based on rollouts.. Rollout (backgammon) A rollout is an analysis technique for backgammon positions and moves. A rollout consists of playing the same position many times (with different dice rolls) and recording the results. The balance of wins and