Write a story blog about a chouette? Might be a good idea. Start with the birth of the chouette. Let’s see. Me … You … and Her. Definitely Her. Maybe … Him? Sure, why not? Him. He looks ready for a big game. Next, cleave the players from the herd, rustle them to a table…
Look before you leap
Black to play three-one. A short three point match has just begun, current score 0:0 with the game in the bearoff phase for Black. Three white checkers dancing on the bar. White owns the cube. Thus Black can win the match with a gammon by avoiding a hit. Black to play 31. Match is 0:0…
An opening question
One-six. White opens by making her barpoint. Six-one. Black responds by making his barpoint. One-three. White makes her golden point. Three-one. Black also makes his golden point. Monkey see, monkey do. Two-four. White continues to build assets. White makes her four-point, the home trinity. So far in this game the sentiment mirrors the quiet yet…
Book: Everyday Errors in Checker Play (2011)
euler-everydayerrorsincheckerplayDownload Book: Everyday Errors in Checker Play (2011) Enjoy the backgammon problems. This pdf book is free, but it is still copyrighted. If you have fun with the problems, please give a donation to one of the four medical charities whose diseases have affected my family: Crohn’s disease and colitis; Parkinson’s disease; cancer; and Alzheimer’s…
XG — eXtreme Gammon
I gratefully acknowledge the kind permission to use the XG board graphics on this website. If you don’t yet own a copy of the XG backgammon bot, please consider buying it. See http://www.extremegammon.com for details. As of 2019 September, and after a decade, it is still the best computer backgammon program available. Thanks, Xavier, for…
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…
Hello backgammon world
I am Baron Gossett Euler PhD. This post on my website is my initial foray into backgammon ideas on the web. But first, a bit about me. In 1976, newly wed to the love of my life, I finished my undergraduate degree, carefully planned my graduate studies, and learned to play two wonderful board games…
the baron talks backgammon 