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I like my chances/ and so Pineapple Bluff Gammon stuff
Posted By: Jake Jacobs In Response To: I like my chances/ and so Pineapple Bluff Gammon stuff (Stick)
Date: Saturday, 17 September 2016, at 5:15 a.m.
I'm sure I've seen an article by Art, but don't remember much about it. Doug's I've seen, and thought were rather good, and not excessively "mathy." (By contrast try to read Keeler & Spencer's paper, which you'll find in your treasured copy of Backgammon Scholar, Volume 1, Number 1.)
It might be that Doug relies on math to give his articles body and texture because he thinks it is expected of him. Or because he believes it is something he can bring to the conversation when others might not be as well-prepared. Or it could be that he lacks range as a writer. Writing takes practice. Writing an insightful article about a finals match takes a different set of techniques than needed for writing an exciting article about a finals match. (Doing both at once is really hard.)
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