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| | COUNTING THE POSITION3 Backgammon For Newbies |
 | | In using the count to decide whether or not to double, bear in mind that the average roll in backgammon has been computed to be 81%, allowing for the extra plays with doubles; so if it is your roll, you have a decided ad-vantage in this case: 9 points plus whatever your roll will be. |
 | | While the exact count is important, you must add some common sense to it. |
 | | His count is 12, but he can get off in one roll with double 6, double 5, double 4, or double 3, and his chance of getting off in two rolls (see Table 4) is 78 per cent. |
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