GammonVillage Magazine Newsletter - Vol. 13, #9-10, 15th Mar 2011

THE GAMMONVILLAGE ARTICLES PUBLISHED FROM FEBRUARY 23 - MARCH 15, 2011.

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News

Neil Kazaross

CSI: Backgammon - An Affair to Remember 14 Mar 2011  -  by Bill Davis   Bill Davis reports on the CSI: Backgammon / Central States Invitational Backgammmon Tournament held in Rosemont, Illinois on March 4 through March 6, 2011. Rating:   5.00

Ray Fogerlund

Tournament Report - 2011 ABT Pittsburgh Backgammon Championships 24 Feb 2011  -  by Mary Hickey   Mary Hickey reports on the 2011 ABT Pittsburgh Backgammon Championships held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 17 through February 20, 2011. Rating:   5.00

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Feature Columnists

Jake Jacobs

Inside Out 10 Mar 2011  -  by Jake Jacobs   Two of the most fundamental concepts in backgammon are hitting a blot, and building a prime. Which is better? If that question had an answer, backgammon would be a boring game, and we'd all be playing something else. Rating:   5.00

Douglas Zare

Mismeasuring Luck 02 Mar 2011  -  by Douglas Zare   Backgammon programs offer many statistics after analyzing a match. This feedback is valuable, but at times it is confusing since the statistics are complicated. In fact, some values reported by the bots have almost no meaning. Rating:   4.29

Stick

Mythbusters 2: Pottle's Law 25 Feb 2011  -  by Stick   This month's article is going to cover something I've referred to as long as I can remember as Pottle's Law. For those of you unfamiliar with it, Pottle's Law simply states "Always run the last checker." Rating:   4.67

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