Douglas Zare
Aug 2007
Strategy--Checker play--Late loose hits
Jul 2007
Probability and Statistics--Chance of rolling x doubles in y rolls
Jul 2006
Ratings--Rating versus error rate
Feb 2005
Variations--Simborg Rule
Feb 2005
Match Play--Take points
Dec 2004
Play Sites--Play65/GammonEmpire
Jul 2004
Variations--Misere (backgammon to lose)
Jun 2004
Cube Handling in Races--Pip-count formulas
Apr 2004
Etiquette--Am I too slow?
Apr 2004
Ratings--On different sites
Mar 2004
Learning--Practice and preparation
Mar 2004
Books--Magriel: Backgammon
Feb 2004
Match Play--Post-crawford doubling
Feb 2004
Books--Woolsey: The Backgammon Encyclopedia Vol 1
Feb 2004
Match Play--Leading 2-away with good gammon chances
Jan 2004
Programming--How to count plies?
Jan 2004
Cube Handling in Races--Effective pipcount and type of position
Dec 2003
Cheating--How to tell you're playing a computer
Dec 2003
Miscellaneous--What is Zbot?
Dec 2003
Opening Rolls--Opening 1's: Split or slot?
Dec 2003
Opening Rolls--Opening 21: Split or slot?
Oct 2003
Learning--The best way to learn
Oct 2003
Match Equities--Which match equity table is best?
Sep 2003
Cube Handling in Races--Effective pipcount
Sep 2003
Tournaments--Recording matches
Jun 2003
Software--Windows: Sconyers's bearoff database
Mar 2003
Luck versus Skill--Strange result
Mar 2003
Programming--How to count plies?
Mar 2003
Programming--Bot weaknesses
Mar 2003
Fun and frustration--What are the chances?
Mar 2003
Books--Heinrich & Woolsey: New Ideas in Backgammon
Mar 2003
Tournaments--Uniform rules and procedures?
Feb 2003
Book Suggestions--Books for serious players
Feb 2003
Luck versus Skill--Are luck and skill related?
Jan 2003
Tournaments--Hedging
Jan 2003
Strategy--Backgames--Defending against a backgame
Dec 2002
Match Play--Post-crawford doubling
Nov 2002
Cube Handling--With the Jacoby rule
Nov 2002
Ratings--Experience required for accurate rating
Nov 2002
Propositions--Fifteen on the bar
Oct 2002
Rollouts--Positions with inaccurate rollouts
Oct 2002
Luck versus Skill--Why are stronger players luckier?
Sep 2002
Books--Robertie: Advanced Backgammon
Sep 2002
Match Play--Post-crawford doubling
Jul 2002
Terminology--"Technical play"
Jun 2002
Rollouts--Tips for doing rollouts
May 2002
Puzzles--Most possible plays
May 2002
Rules--Touch-move rule in backgammon?
Mar 2002
Pip Counting--Half-crossover method
Mar 2002
Match Play--Comparing 2-away/3-away and 2-away/4-away
Jan 2002
Cube Handling--Playing your opponent
Oct 2001
Books--Lamford: 100 Backgammon Puzzles
Sep 2001
Match Equities--Does it matter which match equity table you use?
Aug 2001
Etiquette--Doubling to end a game early
Jul 2001
Match Play at 2-away/2-away--Proof of doubling with market losers
May 2001
Tournaments--Swiss format
Mar 2001
Etiquette--Commenting on dice
Feb 2001
Cube Handling--When to accept a double
Jan 2001
Strategy--Bearing Off--Winning the bearoff race
Dec 2000
Book Suggestions--What's a good second book?
Nov 2000
Etiquette--Going for backgammon in a one-point match
Sep 2000
Luck versus Skill--Are good players just luckier?
Jul 2000
Play Sites--Yahoo Games--Ratings
Jun 2000
Strategy--Checker play--Hitting loose in your home board
Jun 2000
Probability and Statistics--Calculating winning chances
May 2000
Terminology--"Weaver"
Feb 2000
Variations--Other variations
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