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Doubling Cube Strategy

Doubling Cube Strategy Many beginning and intermediate players play like they're afraid of the doubling cube. They will almost never double, and when doubled they will take or drop almost at random. In my experience, beginning players tend to take much too often, and intermediate players tend to drop much too often. You will never be successful at backgammon if you don't know proper cube play. If you let your opponent win two points every game he wins while winning only...

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ABT Online!

The U.S. Backgammon Federation (USBGF) is pleased to announce the launch of the ABT Online! Tour. Similar to the American Backgammon Tour, players entering ABT Online! Tournaments will earn points toward ABT Online! rankings. The ABT Online! is a complement to the in-person American Backgammon Tour. The 2020 ABT points race has been canceled because of shelter-in-place orders. However, points earned in any 2020 ABT event will be banked in a player’s lifetime achievement total. The 2020 ABT Online! points leader...

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Which Backgammon Program Is Strongest?

Nobody knows for sure, but perhaps the best answer can be found in two studies done by Michael Depreli, one in 2005 and one in 2010. What Depreli did was have two bots (computer programs) play a series of games against each other. Each bot checked the other's play and any position where the bots disagreed on what to do was saved and later "rolled out". A rollout is basically a simulation. The game is played from the same position over and over again and...

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With Backgammon Players-Toni Bernaba

Coming from a traditional tawla background, Toni has quickly adapted his skills into the modern backgammon standards, and soon became the first-ever Lebanese and Arab grandmaster. Toni’s first international appearance in Merit open back in 2013 was a success, where he managed to finish in the 5th place in the main category in a field of 400 players, and the start of a love story with the board. Throughout the years, Toni’s success was proven inevitable by winning many titles...

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About Precision Dice

Precision dice are not designed to yield more “snake eyes” than standard dice are. Nor are they designed to yield more “boxcars.” Simply put, precision dice are designed to provide for fair play. Apart from providing you with a reliable game accessory, we hope that our precision dices will add some fun to your gaming experience. Manufacturing process Precision dice are cut from a block of cellulose acetate. This form of acetate is homogenous and therefore free from minute air bubbles. The...

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Luck vs Skill in Backgammon

Much has been said and written about luck vs. skill in backgammon, and I have heard many different opinions, but I want to give you not only mine, but what most of the top players in the game I have talked to believe. Backgammon is a game of skill, and the more skill you have, the more likely you are to win. That is proven time and time again in tournaments and match results. But it is proven only in the long run. In...

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With Backgammon Players-KARSTEN BREDAHL

Karsten Bredahl, born in Copenhagen in 1970, learnt to play backgammon in the mid-1980s. In 1993 he became a registered member of the DBGF. Throughout his backgammon career, Karsten has had great success in doubles and team events, starting in 1995 when he became the Danish Doubles Champion. Moreover, he is the only Danish player to have been a winner in the Danish Team Championships five times (in 1998, 2000, 2007, 2010 and 2012). He has also been very...

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Backgammon Ends

Mathematicians look at the world a bit oddly. We are interested in obscure things, we derive great satisfaction from being certain about things others might take for granted or never think about, and frequently we can apply these to make interesting statements about the "real world" (much to our embarrassment). I hope that you will agree that this is one of those interesting statements. Theorem (Curt McMullen, 1994): Backgammon ends with probability 1 That is, if one uses random dice (even mildly...

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MERIT SPRING FEST CANCELLATION

Unfortunately, the Covid-19 better known as Coronavirus has also arrived in Northern Cyprus. To protect the health of our players, all we can do is cancel the Backgammon tournament. At this time the borders of Northern Cyprus have also been closed for people from many European countries. We are very sorry, but there is nothing else we can do. Thanks for understanding Marco Fornasir – WBF General Secretary March 10/2020

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