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Simple (!?) Backgammon Math

Posted By: Stick
Date: Monday, 29 February 2016, at 10:44 p.m.

Blue is on roll. Assuming White never improves his board (makes the ace point) how many turns will it take for Blue to have become a favorite to have entered his checker? Show your work.

		White is Player 1 score: 0 pip: 130 Unlimited Game Jacoby Beaver pip: 78 score: 0 Blue is Player 2
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• Simple (!?) Backgammon Math
  Stick -- Monday, 29 February 2016, at 10:44 p.m.
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    Casper Van der Tak -- Monday, 29 February 2016, at 11:04 p.m.
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    Jason Lee -- Monday, 29 February 2016, at 11:28 p.m.
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    Keene -- Tuesday, 1 March 2016, at 12:13 a.m.
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      Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 1 March 2016, at 12:34 a.m.
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      Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 1 March 2016, at 1:07 a.m.
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    BenF -- Tuesday, 1 March 2016, at 12:28 a.m.
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    Stick -- Tuesday, 1 March 2016, at 4:08 p.m.
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      neilkaz -- Tuesday, 1 March 2016, at 5:48 p.m.
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      Tenland -- Tuesday, 1 March 2016, at 5:50 p.m.
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        johnk -- Tuesday, 1 March 2016, at 8:02 p.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 1 March 2016, at 8:14 p.m.
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        Stick -- Tuesday, 1 March 2016, at 10:15 p.m.