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December 2006
Dec 30
Play Sites--Comparison of rakes
(Raccoon)
Dec 10
Strategy--Checker play--Coup Classique
(Paul Epstein)
Dec 04
Tournaments--First backgammon tournament
(Ed Collins)
November 2006
Nov 26
Rulings--Rolling when opponent is closed out
(Raccoon)
Nov 26
Rulings--Rerolling cocked dice too quickly
(Raccoon)
Nov 23
Variations--Narde
(narde)
Nov 12
Miscellaneous--Top women players
(Tami)
Nov 09
Rulings--Cocked die on first roll
(Cloyd Laporte)
Nov 07
Rules--Touch-move rule in backgammon?
(Ken Bame)
Nov 05
Rulings--Touching the doubling cube
(Ken Bame)
October 2006
Oct 17
Match Play--When to free drop
(Dan Pelton)
September 2006
Sep 27
Books--Bray:
What Colour is the Wind?
--Rerelease
(Chris Bray)
Sep 07
Cube Handling--Robertie's rule
(Chuck Bower)
August 2006
Aug 31
Strategy--Checker play--Prime versus prime
(Albert Silver)
Aug 03
Programming--BKG 9.8 vs. Villa
(Raccoon)
July 2006
Jul 27
Cheating--Using computer to aid online play
(Paul Weaver)
Jul 19
GNU Backgammon--Importing PartyGammon matches
(rew)
Jul 09
Play Sites--Comparison of rakes
(Raccoon)
Jul 04
Magazines & E-zines--GammonLife
(Michael Strato)
Jul 03
Ratings--Rating versus error rate
(Douglas Zare)
June 2006
Jun 27
Miscellaneous--Backgammon versus poker
(Peter Hallberg)
Jun 20
Fun and frustration--Losing streaks
(Stanley E. Richards)
Jun 15
Variations--Opening slot rule
(Gregg Cattanach)
Jun 13
Miscellaneous--Is online gambling legal in the U.S.?
(Chuck Bower)
Jun 06
Cube Handling--Value of an ace-point game
(Raccoon)
May 2006
May 29
Rules--Jacoby rule--Good or bad?
(neilkaz)
May 26
Play Sites--Ladbrokes.com
(mccm1976)
May 24
Play Sites--Fair Backgammon
(info)
May 23
Play Sites--Where to play for money
(mginat)
May 20
Play Sites--Link to review of play sites
(cindybel)
May 13
Play Sites--Gammon11
(sirkaber)
May 10
Opening Rolls--Magriel's Chapter 5
(Hayden Alfano)
May 05
GNU Backgammon--Saving rollouts
(Mislav Radica)
May 03
Cheating--Dealing with live-play cheating
(Gregg Cattanach)
May 01
Rules--Must a hit checker be placed on the bar?
(Dani)
April 2006
Apr 27
Books--Bell:
Winning with the Doubling Cube
(&Atilda;˜ystein Johansen)
Apr 25
Magazines & E-zines--BlotBlog
(Jens Göring)
Apr 24
GNU Backgammon--Saving rollout results from command-line interface
(Jeremy Bagai)
Apr 18
Software--Java: BG-Blitz--Version 2.0
(Frank Berger)
Apr 17
Pip Counting--Live play versus online
(Stanley E. Richards)
Apr 15
Match Equities--ME Table: Woolsey
(Raccoon)
Apr 13
Rulings--Misplacing a checker off the board
(Sam Pottle)
Apr 10
Match Archives--Where to get matches to download
(Stick)
Apr 09
Miscellaneous--Typesetting backgammon
(Jason Lee)
March 2006
Mar 27
Miscellaneous--Giants of Backgammon list
(Raccoon)
Mar 26
GNU Backgammon--Error rates: Gnu vs. Snowie
(Raccoon)
Mar 21
Rulings--Moving checkers before you roll
(Gregg Cattanach)
Mar 21
Rules--Can a beaver be dropped?
(Robert-Jan Veldhuizen)
Mar 14
Opening Rolls--Opening 21: Rollout
(Stick)
Mar 10
Miscellaneous--Initiatives by local clubs
(Raccoon)
Mar 09
Terminology--"Swing tournament"
(Carlo Melzi)
Mar 08
Pip Counting--Live play versus online
(Rich)
Mar 04
Cheating--Using computer to aid online play
(Ken Arnold)
Mar 04
Ratings--FIBS vs. GamesGrid ratings
(Raccoon)
February 2006
Feb 28
Propositions--Eight checkers vs. fifteen
(Raccoon)
Feb 28
Propositions--Monte Carlo 1998
(Daniel Murphy)
Feb 28
Rulings--Video dispute resolution
(Jason Lee)
Feb 28
Ratings--KG rating list
(Daniel Murphy)
Feb 27
Opening Rolls--Opening 32: Rollout
(Stick)
Feb 27
Propositions--Up in the air
(Daniel Murphy)
Feb 26
Opening Rolls--Opening 51: Rollout
(Stick)
Feb 24
Play Sites--Friendly play site
(Ian Dunstan)
Feb 22
Tournaments--Adjusting to face-to-face play
(Paul Epstein)
Feb 22
Tournaments--Clocks--Common arguments against
(Chuck Bower)
Feb 15
Tournaments--Manually recording a match
(gammonus)
Feb 10
Match Play at 2-away/2-away--Do you need an advantage to cube?
(Keene Marin)
Feb 04
Chouettes--Fish-hunt rules
(Chuck Bower)
Feb 01
Rulings--When are the dice "up"?
(Ilia Guzei)
Feb 01
Rulings--Kibitzing
(Ilia Guzei)
January 2006
Jan 26
Magazines & E-zines--
GammOnLine
(Raccoon)
Jan 26
Match Play--Which format most favors the favorite?
(Daniel Murphy)
Jan 20
Rulings--Writing down positions
(Klaus Evers)
Jan 20
Rulings--Playing to wrong match length
(Klaus Evers)
Jan 19
Terminology--"Polish prime"
(Jason Lee)
Jan 16
Opening Rolls--Rollouts of openings
(Tom Keith)
Jan 12
Opening Rolls--Opening 64: Rollout
(Peter Grotrian)
Jan 11
Rollouts--Truncated rollouts: pros and cons
(Jason Lee)
Jan 08
Opening Rolls--Opening 43: Pros and cons
(Stick)
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