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Grant Hoffman

Games with Grant - Game 2

05 Jun 2013 - by Grant Hoffman

This is the second of a series of articles in which we shall examine games from various matches. The first match we shall examine is one I played in the Nations cup in 2012.

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5.00

Mary Hickey

Back in 2003, I wrote an article for GammonVillage about "Danish Props", which several of the Danish players were using as a way to gain insight about difficult situations, and not coincidentally, win more points from their pigeons.

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5.00

Grant Hoffman

Games with Grant - Game 1

30 May 2013 - by Grant Hoffman

This is the first of a series of articles in which we shall examine games from various matches. The first match we shall examine is one I played in the Nations cup in 2012.

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4.20

Phil Simborg

Gammon Price and Gammon Value

22 May 2013 - by Phil Simborg

For over 20 years I played backgammon and had no clue what the above terms meant. Like most social players, I was playing strictly with friends and family and never entered a tournament or played with a serious player.

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3.55

Jason Pack

Playing on for Gammon in Albion: The 2013 British Open Final

14 May 2013 - by Jason Pack

Since the bot revolution of the 1990s, all major aspects of backgammon theory have been explored and our understanding of key concept such as the race vs. timing, the price of gammons at different match scores, and the play of backgames and blitzes have all been transformed.

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4.40

Clyde Wolpe

Priority Thinking - Continued

23 Jan 2013 - by Clyde Wolpe

After far too lengthy a break, I'm back with some more articles from the positive backgammon series. This time, I've collaborated with Grant Hoffman, my co-author in our upcoming book.

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