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December 2004
Dec 31
Luck versus Skill--Recognizing luck
(Walter Trice)
Dec 31
Match Play--When to free drop
(Gregg Cattanach)
Dec 29
Terminology--"Golden point"
(Daniel Murphy)
Dec 29
Variations--Acey-deucy
(J. Nagel)
Dec 28
Books--Magriel:
Backgammon
--2004 Edition
(Tom Keith)
Dec 11
Books--Brooks:
Backgammon's Best Openings and Replies
(Chuck Bower)
Dec 07
Play Sites--Play65/GammonEmpire
(Daniel Murphy)
November 2004
Nov 26
Play Sites--Gammon Empire--Announcement
(Jerry)
Nov 25
Fun and frustration--Danish Championship semifinal match
(Daniel Murphy)
Nov 20
GNU Backgammon--Even-ply/odd-ply effect
(Raccoon)
Nov 19
Fun and frustration--Don't come looking for sympathy ...
(Ian Shaw)
Nov 18
Tournaments--Vegas trip report (fall 2004)
(Gregg Cattanach)
Nov 18
GNU Backgammon--Filter settings
(Robert-Jan Veldhuizen)
Nov 17
Variations--Tavla
(Arda Findikoglu)
Nov 17
Books--Bagai:
Classic Backgammon Revisited
#100
(Raccoon)
Nov 03
Books--Robertie:
Advanced Backgammon
--Errata
(Matt Senecal)
Nov 03
GNU Backgammon--Python scripting
(Øystein Johansen)
October 2004
Oct 20
GNU Backgammon--Logging rollouts
(Øystein Johansen)
Oct 13
Miscellaneous--Checker play versus cube play
(Gregg Cattanach)
Oct 08
Snowie--Running in low priority
(lmfback)
Oct 06
GNU Backgammon--Which player is player 0?
(Neil Kazaross)
September 2004
Sep 29
Books--Cooke:
Paradoxes and Probabilities
(Neil Kazaross)
Sep 29
Books--Cooke & Orléan:
Championship Backgammon
(Marty Storer)
Sep 20
Play Sites--GameDesire
(Maciej Mróz)
Sep 16
Terminology--"Banana split"
(Adam Stocks)
Sep 13
Terminology--"Wash"
(Hardy Hübener)
Sep 13
Variations--Fevga
(George)
Sep 13
Variations--Portes
(George)
August 2004
Aug 31
Rules--Rolling on wrong side of board
(Ian Shaw)
Aug 27
Match Equities--ME Table: Dunstan
(Ian Dunstan)
Aug 10
Etiquette--Under resigning
(Bob Newell)
July 2004
Jul 29
Fun and frustration--Backgammon haikus
(Phil Simborg)
Jul 27
Variations--Misere (backgammon to lose)
(Jason Lee)
Jul 16
Rules--Legal roll
(Sture Lifh)
Jul 15
Equipment--Suppliers--Backgammon boards
(CKT)
Jul 12
Terminology--"Latto paradox"
(Jean-Pierre Seiman)
Jul 12
Chouettes--Lure of the chouette
(Bob Koca)
Jul 09
Miscellaneous--Money management
(Gnoh Mon)
Jul 09
Equipment--Dice
(Gregg Cattanach)
Jul 08
Play Sites--DailyGammon
(Dan Wittkopp)
Jul 05
Match Equities--On calculating match equity tables
(Neil Kazaross)
Jul 03
Match Play--Post-crawford/2-away: too good to double
(Robert-Jan Veldhuizen)
June 2004
Jun 30
Match Play--2-away/4-away: Neil's rule of 80
(Neil Kazaross)
Jun 26
Cube Handling in Races--Value of a pip
(Tom Keith)
Jun 26
Terminology--"Speed board"
(Gregg Cattanach)
Jun 25
Terminology--"Root number"
(Ken Bame)
Jun 23
GNU Backgammon--Batch analysis tool
(Øystein Johansen)
Jun 21
Cube Handling in Races--Pip-count formulas
(Tom Keith)
Jun 21
Computer Dice--MSN Zone: Security flaw
(happyjuggler0)
Jun 09
GNU Backgammon--Rollout settings for the impatient
(Robert-Jan Veldhuizen)
Jun 08
Puzzles--Worst possible checker play
(Gregg Cattanach)
Jun 08
Rulings--Crawford game double
(Øystein Johansen)
Jun 07
Puzzles--Worst possible opening move
(Gregg Cattanach)
May 2004
May 27
Books--Storer:
Backgammon Praxis
(Marty Storer)
May 21
Learning--Getting better than "awful"
(Morph)
May 17
Puzzles--Highest possible gammon rate
(Robert-Jan Veldhuizen)
May 16
Ratings--MSN Zone ratings flaw
(Hank Youngerman)
May 14
Ratings--Fastest way to improve your rating
(Backgammon Man)
May 12
Variations--No hit
(RedTop)
May 11
Rules--"Illegal moves" rule
(Chuck Bower)
May 10
Rulings--Crawford game double
(Joe)
May 07
Rulings--Disagreement on final cube
(Chuck Bower)
May 02
Magazines & E-zines--
GammOnLine
(sevenout)
April 2004
Apr 29
GNU Backgammon--Setting skill level
(Jim Segrave)
Apr 27
GNU Backgammon--Running rollouts in background
(Bruce)
Apr 27
Equipment--How much to spend on a board?
(Ian Shaw)
Apr 26
Play Sites--Games4Dollars
(Info Team)
Apr 19
Terminology--Alphabet soup
(Tom Keith)
Apr 15
GNU Backgammon--Restarting a rollout with different settings
(Robert-Jan Veldhuizen)
Apr 15
Etiquette--Am I too slow?
(sevenout)
Apr 15
Opening Rolls--Rollouts: Snowie 4.1
(Rene Cerutti)
Apr 06
Strategy--Checker play--Play versus a novice
(Courtney S Foster)
Apr 05
Ratings--On different sites
(Bob Newell)
Apr 05
Computer Dice--The dice sure
seem
unfair!
(Michael Sullivan)
Apr 04
Play Sites--DailyGammon
(Scott Steiner)
Apr 01
Fun and frustration--Backgammon hustler
(Socks)
March 2004
Mar 31
Variations--Cancelgammon
(Ilia Guzei)
Mar 28
Match Equities--ME Table: Zadeh
(Jørn Thyssen)
Mar 27
Strategy--Checker play--Breaking anchor
(abc)
Mar 27
Etiquette--Why I never complain about the dice
(Phil Simborg)
Mar 25
Terminology--"Bot"
(Pit Bull)
Mar 23
Theory--Number of no-contact positions
(Darse Billings)
Mar 18
Learning--Practice and preparation
(Ian Shaw)
Mar 18
Books--Magriel:
Backgammon
(Baldo)
Mar 17
Variations--Bad advice
(Jason Lee)
Mar 16
Computer Dice--Does
Motif
cheat?
(Rick Kiesau)
Mar 16
GNU Backgammon--Rollout settings
(Robert-Jan Veldhuizen)
Mar 12
Rulings--Disputed roll
(Roland Scheicher)
Mar 11
Tournaments--Clocks--Losing on time
(Jason Lee)
Mar 09
Books--Wiggins:
Boards, Blots, and Double Shots
(Ned Cross)
Mar 04
Rulings--Misplaced cube
(Ned Cross)
Mar 04
GNU Backgammon--Cache size
(Ned Cross)
Mar 03
GNU Backgammon--Quasi-random dice in rollouts
(Ian Shaw)
Mar 01
Rulings--Incorrect setup
(Ken)
February 2004
Feb 29
Match Play--Post-crawford doubling
(Scott Steiner)
Feb 26
Programming--Search in Trees with Chance Nodes
(Thomas Hauk)
Feb 24
Books--Woolsey & Jones:
Understanding Backgammon
(Jon Nall)
Feb 23
Opening Rolls--Opening 43: In GOL online match
(Raccoon)
Feb 20
Books--Woolsey:
The Backgammon Encyclopedia Vol 1
(Dean Gay)
Feb 17
Miscellaneous--Handicapping--Rerolling 5-4
(Mary Hickey)
Feb 14
Probability and Statistics--Average luck of each roll
(Jørn Thyssen)
Feb 14
Match Play--Leading 2-away with good gammon chances
(Douglas Zare)
Feb 09
Terminology--"Gammon-go" (GG) and "gammon-save" (GS)
(Mary Hickey)
Feb 09
Probability and Statistics--Chance of rolling x or more pips in y rolls
(Tom Keith)
Feb 05
Rulings--Equipment changes
(Jason Lee)
Feb 04
Equipment--Board design
(Chuck Bower)
January 2004
Jan 29
Terminology--"Back game"
(Marty Storer)
Jan 28
Variations--Hit man
(Matt Reklaitis)
Jan 24
Tournaments--Clocks--Pros and cons
(Michael Strato)
Jan 16
Miscellaneous--Position cards
(Francois Hochede)
Jan 14
Equipment--Boards--Dal Negro
(Erin)
Jan 11
Programming--How to count plies?
(Chuck Bower)
Jan 06
Puzzles--Worst symmetric bearoff of 8 checkers
(Gregg Cattanach)
Jan 04
Terminology--"Gammon-go" (GG)
(Chuck Bower)
Jan 02
Books--Lortz:
Double ... now: An Authentic Cube Remedy
(Chuck Bower)
Jan 02
Cube Handling in Races--Effective pipcount and type of position
(Douglas Zare)
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