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James Eibisch wrote:
> Some questions about Peter Bell's book which I always keep
> meaning to ask but always forget:
It's been many months since I checked in here in r.g.b., and an even
longer time since I posted, but I suppose I should do my part now that
I'm here :-)
> Does it cover match play, money play, or both? If both, in
> what proportions?
Money play only. I began a separate book on match play, but writing a
reasonably complete but still understandable treatment of the subject is
non-trivial (i.e., really, really hard). I doubt I'll ever finish it,
at least not until I become independently wealthy.
> His r.g.b. article on which I believe this book is based was
> clear and free of scary mathematics. Does the book hold the
> bg-literate-but-maths-dunce's hand, or does it assume you know
> what a sigmoidal lambda coefficient is? (Whatever one of those,
> if they exist, is.)
The mathematics are limited to pip counting and simple calculations of
winning percentage (e.g., 25% of 50% equals 12.5%). I had worked out
quite a bit of the mathematics behind the scenes, but left them out of
the book based on Robertie's (quite correct) recommendation, and just
presented the relevant results.
> If you've read it, what do you think of it?
I've read it several times, and I like it :-) I'll let others make more
specific comments. By the way, just because I wrote it doesn't mean
that I know everything in it. I have to study it closely and re-read it
periodically, just like everyone else.
Thanks,
- Peter
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