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"Gammon-go" (GG) and "gammon-save" (GS)
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Gammon Save (GS) means match scores where a gammon counts for your opponent
but not for you. When used in isolation it usually refers to Crawford-2
away, for example 6 to 5 in a 7 point match at Crawford. Another common GS
situation is 2-away 4-away where 4-away has already doubled (e.g. 5 to 3 in
a 7 point match, with the player at 5 holding a dead 2 cube).
Gammon Go is the other side of the same coin ... now you are the one that
can use the gammon but your opponent can't.
These terms generally mean situations like those described, where the
gammon actually wins the match for the trailing player, and with no
"overage". Scores like 2-away 6-away with 2-away holding a dead 2-cube
have elements of GG and GS but aren't quite the same.
These terms were coined by Bob Koca, a Ph.D. mathematician who used to play
at my club (OSBC) but has now retired from the game.
Mary Hickey
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Terminology
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- "Duplication" and "diversification" (Simon Woodhead, Nov 1991)
- "Equity" (Gregg Cattanach, Aug 2000)
- "Equity" (Gary Wong, Dec 1998)
- "Equity" (Chuck Bower, Oct 1996)
- "Equity" (Michael J. Zehr, Mar 1996)
- "Equity", "volatility", "claim", "market" (Erik Gravgaard, June 1995)
- "Freeroll" (montygram, Nov 2005)
- "Gammon price" (Ron Karr, Aug 1996)
- "Gammon rate", "gammon price" (David Montgomery, June 1995)
- "Gammon-go" (GG) and "gammon-save" (GS) (Mary Hickey, Feb 2004)
- "Gammon-go" (GG) and "gammon-save" (GS) (Marty Storer, Oct 2002)
- "Gammon-go" (GG) (Chuck Bower, Jan 2004)
- "Golden point" (Daniel Murphy, Dec 2004)
- "Holding game" (Alan Webb+, Dec 1998)
- "In the box" (Ken Bame+, Sept 2012)
- International phrase dictionary (David Allen Sorensen, Sept 1997)
- "Joker" (Richard Divdesman, Sept 1998)
- "Kamikaze play" (Bill Patterson+, June 2011)
- "Kauder paradox" (Carl Tait+, Nov 1995)
- "Latto paradox" (Jean-Pierre Seiman+, July 2004)
- "Lose your market" (Shuman Lloyd Lee+, Aug 1991)
- "MCV" (Mislav Radica+, Oct 2009)
- "PRaT" (Raccoon+, Jan 2007)
- "Phantom double hit" (Marty Storer, May 2010)
- "Polish prime" (Jason Lee+, Jan 2006)
- "Pure play" (Daniel Murphy, Nov 2000)
- "Pure play" (Casey Forrest+, Feb 1996)
- "Raccoon" (Steven Keats, Feb 2011)
- "Root number" (Ken Bame, June 2004)
- "Russian Bridges" (leobueno+, Mar 2013)
- "Short play" (AJ+, July 2012)
- "Speed board" (Gregg Cattanach, June 2004)
- "Splot" (mamabear, Apr 2007)
- "Squeeze", "trap play" (Philippe Michel+, Feb 1997)
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- "Swing tournament" (Carlo Melzi+, Mar 2006)
- "Table stakes" (Carlo Melzi, Sept 2002)
- "Technical play" (Adam Stocks+, July 2002)
- "Thematic" (Beauregard+, Aug 2009)
- "Thorp count" (Stephen Turner, June 1996)
- "Time," "timing," "checker," "dancing" (Marty Storer, Apr 1992)
- Turkish names for rolls (Lars Soezueer, Mar 1997)
- "Vigorish" (Anthony R Wuersch, Feb 1995)
- "Volatility" (Michael J. Zehr, June 1998)
- "Wash" (Hardy Hübener+, Sept 2004)
- "Wash" (Brian Sheppard, July 1997)
- "Weaver" (Alan Webb+, May 2000)
- "Zone" of attack (Matt Reklaitis+, Dec 2007)
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