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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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