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Backgammon Math Challenge--follow up questions

Posted By: Phil Simborg
Date: Sunday, 31 July 2016, at 9:44 a.m.

In Response To: Backgammon Math Challenge--follow up questions (Casper Van der Tak)

Thank you for the advice. I'll get back to you in a couple of years on that!

So, like everything else in life, there is no quick, simple answer!

Now, one person suggested that when I have 6, if I double and he beavers and redoubles, I am giving 8-3 odds so his take point is 13.6% and mine is 36.4, but that fails to recognize that when I win I have won the match, and when he wins I still have some equity...with him winning 2-0 I probably have aroung 40% I would guess. So that should raise his take point some and lower mine some.

Anyway, we are having fun...we played a lot of our games on XG Mobile while out to dinner and we could see our PR's after every game. However, our cube action is not necessarily in line with XG's because of the way we are scoring so maybe we will bet on the checker play PR every game in addition. I believe Arkadiy is a truly magnificent, very high level player, and of course I believe I am a little better.

Messages In This Thread

• Backgammon Math Challenge From Monte Carlo
  Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 31 July 2016, at 7:33 a.m.
  • Backgammon Math Challenge--follow up questions
    Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 31 July 2016, at 8:05 a.m.
    • Backgammon Math Challenge--follow up questions
      Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 31 July 2016, at 9:19 a.m.
      • Backgammon Math Challenge--follow up questions
        Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 31 July 2016, at 9:44 a.m.
      • Backgammon Math Challenge--follow up questions
        Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 31 July 2016, at 9:44 a.m.
      • Backgammon Math Challenge--follow up questions
        winfox -- Sunday, 31 July 2016, at 9:45 a.m.
        • Backgammon Math Challenge--follow up questions
          Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 31 July 2016, at 1:42 p.m.