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December 1996

Dec 19   Jellyfish--Why the name?  (Fredrik Dahl)
Dec 17   Jellyfish--What is a Jellyfish?  (John S Mamoun)
Dec 09   Strategy--Checker play--Mutual holding game  (Ron Karr)
Dec 09   Match Play at 2-away/2-away--Sample game  (Ron Karr)
Dec 02   Match Play--Playing when opponent has free drop  (Gilles Baudrillard)
Dec 01   Match Play--2-away/4-away: cube strategy  (Tom Keith)

November 1996

Nov 19   Strategy--Checker play--Jacoby rule consideration  (Ron Karr)
Nov 17   Books--Martyn: Phillip Martyn on Backgammon  (Steve Brorens)
Nov 05   Puzzles--Returning to the start  (Tom Keith)

October 1996

Oct 28   Computer Dice--Does MVP Backgammon cheat?  (Mark Betz)
Oct 24   Computer Dice--FIBS: Are the dice biased?  (Kit Woolsey)
Oct 12   Computer Dice--Does Motif cheat?  (Robert D. Johnson)
Oct 07   Pip Counting--Casting out crossovers  (Mark Denihan)
Oct 03   Pip Counting--Mental shift  (Stephen Turner)
Oct 03   Rollouts--Systematic error  (Chuck Bower)
Oct 01   Terminology--"Equity"  (Chuck Bower)

September 1996

Sep 23   Source Code--Match equity calculator  (Claes Thornberg)
Sep 23   Cube Handling--Volatility  (Kit Woolsey)
Sep 21   Cube Handling--Woolsey's law  (Kit Woolsey)
Sep 21   Play Sites--GamesGrid--Second version  (Ken Arnold)
Sep 04   Terminology--"Dropper"  (Robert D. Johnson)
Sep 02   Rules--Rolling too soon  (James Grenier)

August 1996

Aug 26   Terminology--"Gammon price"  (Ron Karr)
Aug 12   Play Sites--NOBS  (Lou Poppler)
Aug 08   Learning--Taking your game up a level  (Ron Karr)
Aug 02   Computer Dice--Does Cybergammon cheat?  (Goto Informatique)

July 1996

Jul 24   Strategy--Checker play--Coming under the gun  (Kit Woolsey)
Jul 18   Match Equities--ME Table: Big Brother  (Peter Fankhauser)
Jul 14   Strategy--Backgames--Which anchor is best?  (Kit Woolsey)
Jul 12   Chouettes--Extras  (Albert Steg)
Jul 04   Variations--Nackgammon  (Ken Arnold)

June 1996

Jun 29   Computer Dice--Does Hyper-Gammon cheat?  (ZZyzx)
Jun 29   Fun and frustration--The square thing  (David B. Sandler)
Jun 21   Terminology--"Thorp count"  (Stephen Turner)
Jun 07   Play Sites--GamesGrid--Announcement  (CyberArts Inc.)

May 1996

May 26   Ratings--Strange behavior with large rating difference  (Ron Karr)

April 1996

Apr 30   Strategy--Bearing Off--Wastage--Positions that minimize  (Stig Eide)
Apr 25   Strategy--Bearing Off--Wastage  (David Montgomery)
Apr 18   Fun and frustration--Hard luck story contest  (Einar Tryggvason)
Apr 15   Books--Cooke: Paradoxes and Probabilities  (Stephen Turner)
Apr 07   Rollouts--Some guidelines  (Kit Woolsey)
Apr 07   Rollouts--Advice  (David Montgomery)
Apr 02   Strategy--Checker play--Cube ownership considerations  (Kit Woolsey)

March 1996

Mar 26   Strategy--Bearing Off--Which gaps to fill  (Kit Woolsey)
Mar 20   Etiquette--Dealing with droppers  (Patti Beadles)
Mar 19   Software--Windows: Backgammon Varia (player)  (Peter van Campen)
Mar 19   Strategy--Checker play--Prime versus prime  (Michael J. Zehr)
Mar 17   Opening Rolls--Opening 43: Which split is better?  (Michael J. Zehr)
Mar 01   Terminology--"Equity"  (Michael J. Zehr)

February 1996

Feb 27   Match Play--2-away/3-away: playing for gammon  (Tom Keith)
Feb 23   Variations--Backwards play  (Colin Bell)
Feb 20   Variations--Tracy turn around  (Michael J. Zehr)
Feb 19   Variations--Duplicate backgammon  (Albert Steg)
Feb 16   Learning--How to improve  (Albert Steg)
Feb 15   Terminology--"Pure play"  (Casey Forrest)
Feb 15   Opening Rolls--Opening 53: Why make the three point?  (Kit Woolsey)
Feb 15   Software--Windows: MVP Backgammon (player)  (Michael Quinn)
Feb 11   Variations--Old English  (Nick Wedd)
Feb 08   Fun and frustration--A game brings you money  (Michael J. Zehr)
Feb 02   Programming--Training for different gammon values  (Gerry Tesauro)
Feb 01   Books--Barr: Barr on Backgammon  (Walter Swan)

January 1996

Jan 31   Match Play--2-away/4-away: trailer's initial double  (Kit Woolsey)
Jan 23   Puzzles--Shortest game  (Stephen Turner)
Jan 23   Match Play--2-away/4-away: practical issues  (Mark Damish)
Jan 19   Match Archives--Big Brother Statistics  (Peter Fankhauser)
Jan 19   Books--Robertie: Advanced Backgammon--JF rollouts  (Peter Fankhauser)
 

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