Backgammon Quiz: A Game of Percentages

by Phil Simborg
19 May 2009

Phil Simborg

One of the things that separates the good players from the great players is the ability to estimate odds and percentages in any given position. And one of the reasons the great players know the percentages is NOT just because they are "gifted" at estimating, it's also because they have studied and memorized many key positions and use them for a reference whenever they, or similar positions come up again.
 

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Subject: Re: Backgammon Quiz: A Game of Percentages

From: DAPRA   

Date: 20 May 2009 02:47 EST

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Subject: Re: Backgammon Quiz: A Game of Percentages

From: PhilSimborg   

Date: 20 May 2009 07:42 EST

If you find you are way off on the percentage of any given position, it probably means you don't understand how the position plays out. Just memorizing the answer will not really teach you the more important lesson. If you really want to understand the "why" behind the numbers, I suggest you put the position in Snowie or GNU and play it out against the computer a number of times and you will understand WHY red wins as much or as little as he does. That's the real lesson to be learned from these positions.

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