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December 1995
Dec 23
Variations--Acey-deucy
(John David Galt)
Dec 22
Opening Rolls--Mloner vs Jellyfish
(Kit Woolsey)
November 1995
Nov 29
Play Sites--FIBS--Your worst fears
(Richard Greenberg)
Nov 27
Terminology--"Kauder paradox"
(Carl Tait)
Nov 21
Rules--Illegal plays
(Marc Gray)
Nov 21
Strategy--Backgames--Which anchors are best?
(Marc Gray)
Nov 06
Computer Dice--Does
BG by George
cheat?
(George Sutty)
Nov 05
Ratings--ELO system
(seeker)
Nov 04
Learning--Practice/study plan
(Marcus Brooks)
Nov 02
Books--Robertie:
Advanced Backgammon
(Allen R. Adams)
October 1995
Oct 02
Match Archives--Big Brother
(Mark Damish)
September 1995
Sep 24
Rollouts--Cautionary tale
(Kit Woolsey)
Sep 12
Ratings--Why high ratings for one-point matches?
(David Montgomery)
Sep 12
Probability and Statistics--Distribution of points per game
(Stig Eide)
August 1995
Aug 16
Ratings--Table of win rates
(William C. Bitting)
Aug 14
Cube Handling--Cube concepts
(Peter Bell)
Aug 13
Cheating--Collusion in Monte Carlo
(Kit Woolsey)
Aug 11
Match Play--1-away/1-away: and similar scores
(Lou Poppler)
July 1995
Jul 31
Rules--Is stalemate possible?
(Jan Andrew Bloxham)
Jul 31
Match Play at 2-away/2-away--Practical strategy
(Walter Trice)
Jul 29
Match Play at 2-away/2-away--Ever too good to double?
(Kit Woolsey)
Jul 14
Match Play--1-away/1-away: advice from Bernhard Kaiser
(Darse Billings)
Jul 10
Miscellaneous--Notation
(Kit Woolsey)
Jul 08
Jellyfish--Cube strategy
(Fredrik Dahl)
June 1995
Jun 23
Strategy--Checker play--Splitting your back men
(David Montgomery)
Jun 14
Tournaments--Clocks--Should they be part of the game?
(Kit Woolsey)
Jun 14
Rollouts--Reporting results of rollouts
(David Montgomery)
Jun 13
Terminology--"Gammon rate", "gammon price"
(David Montgomery)
Jun 11
Chouettes--Order of succession
(Albert Steg)
Jun 09
Opening Rolls--Opening 64: Split to 20?
(Peter Bell)
Jun 08
Opening Rolls--Opening 6's: Slot the bar point?
(David Montgomery)
Jun 05
Terminology--"Equity", "volatility", "claim", "market"
(Erik Gravgaard)
May 1995
May 31
Strategy--Backgames--When to double
(David Montgomery)
May 22
Strategy--Backgames--Checker problem
(David Montgomery)
May 04
Variations--Fevga (or Moultezim)
(Igor Sheyn)
May 04
Variations--Plakoto
(Ed Dengler)
May 01
Strategy--Checker play--Playing when opponent has one man back
(Kit Woolsey)
April 1995
Apr 27
Variations--Misere (backgammon to lose)
(Jason Lee)
Apr 24
Variations--Acey-deucy
(James Eibisch)
Apr 17
Puzzles--Zero equity positions
(Kit Woolsey)
Apr 17
Rules--Repairing an illegal play
(Michael J. Zehr)
Apr 06
Ratings--What are rating points?
(Lou Poppler)
Apr 04
Opening Rolls--Opening 52: Merits of splitting
(Peter Bell)
Apr 01
Match Play--Going for gammon when opp has free drop
(Kit Woolsey)
March 1995
Mar 19
Opening Rolls--How computers play
(Kit Woolsey)
Mar 14
History--The name "backgammon"
(Albert Steg)
Mar 13
Chouettes--Extras
(Anthony R Wuersch)
February 1995
Feb 28
Match Play at 2-away/2-away--Practical strategy
(Albert Steg)
Feb 26
Match Play at 2-away/2-away--Basic strategy
(Darse Billings)
Feb 23
Terminology--"Vigorish"
(Anthony R Wuersch)
Feb 07
Opening Rolls--Opening 64: Make the two point?
(Darse Billings)
Feb 01
Jellyfish--Review of JF Tutor 1.0
(John Bazigos)
January 1995
Jan 31
Puzzles--Cube ownership determines correct play
(Kit Woolsey)
Jan 30
Cube Handling in Races--Doubling formulas
(Michael J. Zehr)
Jan 14
Cheating--Dice manipulation
(Kit Woolsey)
Jan 10
Computer Dice--Testing for bias
(Kit Woolsey)
Jan 09
Strategy--Checker play--Defending against a blitz
(Michael J. Zehr)
Jan 08
Strategy--Backgames--Defending against a backgame
(Michael J. Zehr)
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