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December 2003

Dec 31   Cheating--How to tell you're playing a computer  (Douglas Zare)
Dec 26   GNU Backgammon--Setting up and saving a rollout  (Albert Silver)
Dec 24   Miscellaneous--What is Zbot?  (Douglas Zare)
Dec 23   GNU Backgammon--Entering an annotated match  (Albert Silver)
Dec 20   Match Equities--ME Table: Zorba  (Robert-Jan Veldhuizen)
Dec 19   History--Doubling in the 17th Century?  (David Levy)
Dec 18   Ratings--FIBS rating formula  (Patti Beadles)
Dec 14   Cube Handling--Words of wisdom  (Chris C.)
Dec 14   Match Equities--ME Table: Kazaross  (Neil Kazaross)
Dec 12   Match Equities--Does it matter which match equity table you use?  (Achim Mueller)
Dec 04   Play Sites--HigherGames--Announcement  (Michael Gilbert)
Dec 03   Opening Rolls--Opening 1's: Split or slot?  (Douglas Zare)
Dec 03   Rollouts--Combining rollouts  (Gregg Cattanach)
Dec 01   Opening Rolls--Opening 21: Split or slot?  (Dick Adams)

November 2003

Nov 26   Cube Handling--Tells  (Tad Bright)

October 2003

Oct 28   Learning--The best way to learn  (Chuck Bower)
Oct 17   GNU Backgammon--Even-ply/odd-ply effect  (Tom Keith)
Oct 16   Puzzles--Quiz  (Martin Krainer)
Oct 14   Match Equities--Which match equity table is best?  (Martin Krainer)
Oct 02   Tournaments--Clock rules--Digital clocks  (Chuck Bower)
Oct 01   Play Sites--Arkadium  (Michael Volpatt)

September 2003

Sep 30   Rulings--Crawford game double  (Raccoon)
Sep 29   Miscellaneous--Backgammon's popularity  (Anon)
Sep 26   Magazines & E-zines--GammonVillage vs. GammOnLine  (Albert Silver)
Sep 25   Cube Handling--Early-late ratio  (Tom Keith)
Sep 22   Cube Handling in Races--Effective pipcount  (Douglas Zare)
Sep 18   Software--Windows: Penguin backgammon (player)  (Pojchara Jatupoj)
Sep 15   Rulings--Checker knocked off bar  (Chuck Bower)
Sep 15   Tournaments--Recording matches  (Chuck Bower)

August 2003

Aug 25   GNU Backgammon--Gnu 0.13 versus Jellyfish and Snowie  (Torsten Schoop)
Aug 22   Miscellaneous--Handicapping  (Kees van den Doel)
Aug 22   History--Backgammon variants  (Raccoon)
Aug 21   Books--Munchkin: Gambling Wizards  (Chuck Bower)
Aug 19   GNU Backgammon--How to enter an illegal move  (Øystein Johansen)
Aug 18   Variations--Greek backgammon  (Alexandre Charitopoulos)
Aug 06   GNU Backgammon--Rollout settings  (Ian Dunstan)

July 2003

Jul 30   Chouettes--Online chouette rules  (John Graas)
Jul 24   Book Suggestions--Three underrated books  (Mary Hickey)
Jul 23   Books--Magriel: Backgammon  (Neil Kazaross)
Jul 21   Play Sites--FIBS--Top Tournament Performers  (Osman Guner)
Jul 21   Theory--Variance reduction  (Oliver Riordan)
Jul 14   Strategy--Checker play--Blitzing technique  (Albert Silver)
Jul 10   Rulings--Cocked dice  (Chuck Bower)
Jul 08   GNU Backgammon--Gnu 0.14 vs. Jellyfish  (Michael Howard)

June 2003

Jun 28   Book Suggestions--Books for advanced players  (Edward D. Collins)
Jun 25   Software--Windows: Sconyers's bearoff database  (Hugh Sconyers)
Jun 22   Chouettes--Split cube actions  (Neil Kazaross)
Jun 13   Chouettes--Cube proxy  (Ilia Guzei)
Jun 09   GNU Backgammon--Gnu 0.13 vs. Snowie 4  (Albert Silver)

May 2003

May 29   Tournaments--Tournament formats  (MikeMadMonk)
May 28   Variations--Shesh Besh  (G.S.)
May 27   Books--Lamford: Improve Your Backgammon  (Alef Rosenbaum)
May 13   Software--Palm OS: SlapGammon (player)  (GandyDancer)
May 09   GNU Backgammon--Edit mode removing checker from bar  (Scott Steiner)
May 06   Software--Windows: Soumille, The First Trictrac Program  (David Levy)

April 2003

Apr 30   Match Equities--ME at 1-away/2-away (crawford)  (Ian Shaw)
Apr 22   Equipment--What finish to use on a cork board?  (JP White)
Apr 22   Equipment--Replacing cork on backgammon boards  (JP White)
Apr 11   Books--Robertie: Modern Backgammon  (Mattias)
Apr 09   Strategy--Checker play--Cube-influenced checker play  (Rew Francis)

March 2003

Mar 26   Luck versus Skill--Strange result  (az-willie)
Mar 24   Programming--How to count plies?  (tanglebear)
Mar 23   Etiquette--Rude conduct  (Igor Schein)
Mar 16   Equipment--Boards--Custom-made  (N Merrigan)
Mar 16   Programming--Bot weaknesses  (Douglas Zare)
Mar 13   Variations--Takhteh  (Bruce Scott)
Mar 08   Books--Becker: Backgammon for Blood  (Gus)
Mar 06   Fun and frustration--What are the chances?  (Pete)
Mar 05   Books--Heinrich & Woolsey: New Ideas in Backgammon  (Douglas Zare)
Mar 01   Tournaments--Uniform rules and procedures?  (Michael Crane)

February 2003

Feb 27   Equipment--Checkers  (Mike O.)
Feb 26   Book Suggestions--Books for serious players  (Douglas Zare)
Feb 25   Luck versus Skill--Are luck and skill related?  (Eskimo)
Feb 24   Match Equities--Turner formula  (Gregg Cattanach)
Feb 23   Match Equities--Worth memorizing?  (Alef Rosenbaum)
Feb 15   Computer Dice--Does Motif cheat?  (Billie Patterson)

January 2003

Jan 31   Tournaments--Hedging  (Tad Bright)
Jan 27   Cheating--Using computer to aid online play  (Patti Beadles)
Jan 21   Strategy--Backgames--Defending against a backgame  (KL Gerber)
Jan 16   Miscellaneous--Money management  (Adam Stocks)
Jan 15   GNU Backgammon--Questions and answers  (Jim Segrave)
 

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