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Another backgammon puzzle

Posted By: Tom Keith
Date: Tuesday, 5 March 2013, at 6:45 p.m.

In Response To: Another backgammon puzzle (Mochy)

Curt McMullen was the first person to prove that backgammon ends with probability 1. He posted his proof on r.g.b in 1994, which you can read here:

www.bkgm.com/rgb/rgb.cgi?view+1423

[Note how Bob Koca was involved in that discovery!]

Doug Zare wrote about McMullen's proof in this article from 2000:

www.bkgm.com/articles/Zare/BackgammonEnds.html

Messages In This Thread

• Another backgammon puzzle
  Chuck Bower -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 1:02 a.m.
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    Jason Lee -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 1:45 a.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 1:45 a.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 3:03 a.m.
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    Phil Simborg -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 1:56 a.m.
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      Jason Lee -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 2:11 a.m.
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    David Levy -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 4:49 a.m.
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    lenny -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 7:23 a.m.
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    TarHeelFan -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 11:19 a.m.
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      Chase -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 12:10 p.m.
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        Jason Lee -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 1:48 p.m.
        • Another backgammon puzzle: more serious effort
          David Levy -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 4:12 p.m.
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            Jason Lee -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 10:10 p.m.
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              Bob Koca -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 11:55 p.m.
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                Steve Mellen -- Saturday, 2 March 2013, at 10:18 p.m.
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                  Jason Lee -- Saturday, 2 March 2013, at 10:52 p.m.
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                    Steve Mellen -- Saturday, 2 March 2013, at 11:13 p.m.
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                      Jason Lee -- Sunday, 3 March 2013, at 1:26 a.m.
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                  Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 2 March 2013, at 11:00 p.m.
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    Jason Lee -- Friday, 1 March 2013, at 1:50 p.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 2 March 2013, at 1:06 a.m.
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      Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 2 March 2013, at 2:52 a.m.
      • Third attempt
        Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 2 March 2013, at 3:43 a.m.
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          Bob koca -- Saturday, 2 March 2013, at 8:33 p.m.
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            Jason Lee -- Saturday, 2 March 2013, at 10:58 p.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Sunday, 3 March 2013, at 2:36 a.m.
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          Tom Keith -- Sunday, 3 March 2013, at 5:46 p.m.
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            playBunny -- Sunday, 3 March 2013, at 7:54 p.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Sunday, 3 March 2013, at 11:57 p.m.
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    Mochy -- Tuesday, 5 March 2013, at 4:48 p.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 5 March 2013, at 5:52 p.m.
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      Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 5 March 2013, at 6:45 p.m.
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      Timothy Chow -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 11:33 p.m.