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December 2002

Dec 24   Variations--Exact bearoff  (Chris Moellering)
Dec 22   History--The name "backgammon"  (Jive Dadson)
Dec 19   Tournaments--Calcutta problems  (Marty Storer)
Dec 18   Rulings--Misplacing a checker on the bar  (Jeb Horton)
Dec 13   GNU Backgammon--Even-ply/odd-ply effect  (Scott Steiner)
Dec 03   Miscellaneous--Famous people who play  (Carem Wiklicm)
Dec 02   Match Play--Post-crawford doubling  (Maik Stiebler)

November 2002

Nov 28   Computer Dice--Does GNU Backgammon cheat?  (Robert-Jan Veldhuizen)
Nov 21   Strategy--Checker play--Splitting your back men  (KL Gerber)
Nov 20   Cube Handling--With the Jacoby rule  (KL Gerber)
Nov 14   Ratings--Experience required for accurate rating  (Jon Brown)
Nov 14   Variations--Nardi  (KL Gerber)
Nov 11   Propositions--Fifteen on the bar  (Pete)
Nov 11   Cube Handling in Races--N-roll vs n-roll bearoff  (Gregg Cattanach)
Nov 10   Strategy--Checker play--Golden point  (Henry Logan)
Nov 05   GNU Backgammon--Improving your game using GnuBG  (D.U.G.)
Nov 02   Books--Robertie: 501 Essential Backgammon Problems  (Albert Silver)

October 2002

Oct 31   Terminology--"Gammon-go" (GG) and "gammon-save" (GS)  (Marty Storer)
Oct 28   Match Equities--Value of free drop  (Neil Kazaross)
Oct 24   Propositions--No ones  (Murat Kalinyaprak)
Oct 23   Variations--International backgammon  (Bob Lancaster)
Oct 19   Tournaments--Clock rules--How do they work?  (Gregg Cattanach)
Oct 17   Software--Windows: Dueller (bot-vs-bot intermediary)  (Tony Lezard)
Oct 15   Ratings--KG rating list  (Tapio Palmroth)
Oct 14   Rollouts--Positions with inaccurate rollouts  (Douglas Zare)
Oct 13   Rollouts--Truncated rollouts  (Gregg Cattanach)
Oct 10   Luck versus Skill--Why are stronger players luckier?  (Bob Sweeney)
Oct 03   Snowie--Snowie 4.0  (SnowieGroup Info)
Oct 02   Books--Robertie: Modern Backgammon  (Gregg Cattanach)

September 2002

Sep 29   Books--Cooke: Paradoxes and Probabilities  (Peter van Arkel)
Sep 27   Books--Robertie: Advanced Backgammon  (Scott Steiner)
Sep 27   Books--Dwek: Backgammon for Profit  (Bob Stringer)
Sep 26   Match Play--Post-crawford doubling  (Gus)
Sep 19   Terminology--"Table stakes"  (Carlo Melzi)
Sep 13   Software--Windows CE: BGLightCE  (Andy Rudnitsky)
Sep 10   GNU Backgammon--Personal reflections  (Louis Nardy Pillards)

August 2002

Aug 30   Rules--Resigning  (Bob Lang)
Aug 28   Learning--Taking your game up a level  (CW)
Aug 13   GNU Backgammon--How luck factor is calculated  (Gregg Cattanach)
Aug 12   Rules--Illegal plays  (Bob)
Aug 08   Equipment--Boards  (Bert Van Kerckhove)
Aug 05   GNU Backgammon--Questions and answers  (Jørn Thyssen)

July 2002

Jul 30   Books--Robertie: 501 Essential Backgammon Problems  (Tore Fredriksen)
Jul 30   Book Suggestions--Best next step  (Gregg Cattanach)
Jul 28   Opening Rolls--At different match scores  (Louis Nardy Pillards)
Jul 13   Equipment--Board design  (Adam Stocks)
Jul 10   Terminology--"Technical play"  (Adam Stocks)

June 2002

Jun 26   Rollouts--Tips for doing rollouts  (Douglas Zare)
Jun 25   Equipment--Suppliers--Backgammon boards  (Ian Shaw)
Jun 19   Match Play--Gammonless takepoint formula  (Adam Stocks)
Jun 15   Variations--Tablestakes betting  (TrueMoneygames)
Jun 08   Books--Bray: What Colour is the Wind?  (Chris Bray)

May 2002

May 27   Puzzles--Most possible plays  (Kees van den Doel)
May 23   Match Archives--LittleSister  (Francois Hochede)
May 20   GNU Backgammon--Luck rate  (Kees van den Doel)
May 18   Rules--Touch-move rule in backgammon?  (Austefjord)
May 07   Books--Robertie: Modern Backgammon  (Frank Mazza)

April 2002

Apr 19   Magazines & E-zines--Backgammon Today  (Mario Kühl)
Apr 18   Strategy--Backgames--Which anchors are best?  (Adam Stocks)
Apr 12   Books--Leet: Winning Backgammon  (Ryan Long)
Apr 11   Play Sites--TrueMoneygames--Announcement  (TrueMoneygames Info)
Apr 10   Match Equities--ME Table: Snowie  (Chase)
Apr 03   Software--Palm OS: SlapGammon (player)  (Alan Cairns)
Apr 02   History--Murray's "History of Boardgames Other than Chess"  (Dean Jameson)
Apr 01   Opening Rolls--Opening 63: Middle Eastern split?  (Mark)

March 2002

Mar 31   Opening Rolls--Opening 63: Slot the four point?  (Dennis Cartwright)
Mar 22   Pip Counting--Half-crossover method  (Douglas Zare)
Mar 19   Terminology--"Chouette"  (Roland Scheicher)
Mar 18   Variations--Middle Eastern backgammon  (Alan Cairns)
Mar 16   Chouettes--Mandatory beaver  (Roland Scheicher)
Mar 13   Match Play--Comparing 2-away/3-away and 2-away/4-away  (Douglas Zare)

February 2002

Feb 25   Cheating--Premature roll and late pick-up  (Ian Shaw)
Feb 20   Equipment--Boards--Tak Morioka  (Gregg Cattanach)
Feb 17   Computer Dice--Synopsis of "cheating" postings  (Ray Karmo)
Feb 16   Variations--Nackgammon opening moves  (Warwick)
Feb 04   Books--Bagai: Classic Backgammon Revisited  (Gregg Cattanach)

January 2002

Jan 23   Equipment--Suppliers--BG Shop  (Michael Nelson)
Jan 21   Etiquette--Am I too slow?  (Stephen Turner)
Jan 17   Match Archives--Dueller: Jellyfish vs. Snowie  (Tony Lezard)
Jan 15   Cube Handling--Playing your opponent  (Morris Pearl)
Jan 04   Software--Palm OS: SlapGammon (player)  (Michael Plog)
Jan 03   GNU Backgammon--Compiling for Windows  (Øystein Johansen)
 

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