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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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