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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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