The castle of three-point matches has a lonely room for those players who push and push and crawl, grinding from the start of the match. These lonely players push the first game of the match into a cube and pass, score now one-zero, thereby improving their match chances from 50% to 60%. Then, encouraged in…
opinions (pips)
You don't need to count pips, except for very special occasions. A seasoned estimate in dice rolls is more than adequate. Pip counts typically throw the mind into a pool of bad karma. Of note, nobody can do it. Don't believe what you are told. Nobody can. Beyond that, nobody should do it. Counting pips…
Cash Game Cubes (1)
Where does the money come from? Here is a brief scene which may (or may not) have been found in the cutting room, clipped then stuck to the floor. A scene from that classic film: The Three Stooges Discuss Backgammon. Decades later, the screenplay went cold and decidedly devalued, only to morph online into a…
The cube in a three-point match (0)
Why matches? Backgammon has been enjoyed for centuries as a great game, and often as a gambling game. However, not everyone approves of gambling. Fortunately, in the last century, a tournament format of backgammon became popular. Whether or not there is an entry fee, a participating player is assured a certain number of matches and,…
Doubles tumble from the dice cup
Doubles tumble from the dice cup. Why are they so difficult to play? Short answer: most dice doubles are an example of leverage situations in backgammon. A leverage situation is a board position where key differences in winning equity hide in sensible checker plays or vague cube decisions. Since doubles on the dice can happen…
the baron talks backgammon 