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Backgammon Studio turns 50! (Training tracks)

Posted By: Terje Pedersen
Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2016, at 7:24 a.m.

In Response To: Backgammon Studio turns 50! (Training tracks) (Terje Pedersen)

If you struggle to view the previous image here is a table view of the training tracks (this forum supports tables but others do not):

Training tracks
1Volunteer!Volunteer! Volunteer a directshot or play it safe! Sometimes the answer is surprising!
2Last hope!Last hope! Take a last attempt at avoiding gammon. Worth a try!
3Contact!Contact! Try to maintain contact with your back blots or don't worry about that?
4Midpoint crisis!The midpoint is such a nice point to have! Is this the time to give it up?
5Bulletproof!Your opponent has a stronger board. Hit or just play it safe?
6Greatest hit!You are in bearoff. Is it worth the risk of going for one last hit?
7Anchorman!Hitting is often tempting but sometimes making an achor is the better choice. What to do?
8Mind the gap!Creating a gap in your homeboard may look ugly but perhaps it is worth the risk?
9Demolition man!Destroy your bridge and let your back checkers fend for themselves?
10Bridge builder!Build a bridge to let your back checkers get home safely?
11Gold rush!Go for gold and slot the 5p? How can you resist?
12Thin red line!Sometimes it is difficult to determine if you are good enough to double or not.
13Primer!Extending your prime is very tempting! But perhaps not always correct?
14Too good!Sometimes you miss the target and become too good! Or is it just an illusion?
15Gone fishing!Fishing for that second checker in your opponent board is tempting! Bite or not?
16Last man standing!Opponent is bearing off and you have an ace anchor. Stay or run?
17Safe opening!Safe opening! Play completely safe (no blots) or go for a bit of flexibility?
18First!First move! Practice makes perfect! Beware of score!
19Warrior!Warrior or worrier? Worry about opponent 5p board or hit anyway?
20Race roulette!Break contact and go for the race or wait just one more move?
21Braveheart!Are you brave enough to cube?
22Jumper!Jump a checker instead of hitting.
23Holdup checker!Holding game checker play.
24Holdup!Holding game cube action.
25High five!Make the 5p or not?
26Breakup!Break up prime or not?
27Backend bombshell!Clear from the back or not?
283rd roll checker!3rd roll checker play
29Home improvement!Improve your home board or not?
30Cubed!You have been cubed
31Candlesticks!Stack'em high or not?
32Double trouble!Play a double checker play
33Graveyard!Bury a checker or not?
34Fearless!Leave a blot for direct hit or not?
35Ace Ace baby!Hit on the ace or not?
36Payback!Pay now or later
37Opening reply!Opening replies
38Hitman!Hit 1 or 2 or no hit
39The End!Less than 6 checkers left!
40Checkout!Bearoff checker play
41Battlefront!Slot the front of opponent prime or not?
42Slot machine!Double slot or not
43Great escape!Try to escape a prime or not?
44Backgame checker!Backgame checker play
45Primetime checker!Prime vs Prime checker play
46Primetime cube!Prime vs Prime cube action
47Bearoff bingo!Bearoff cube action
48Bar brawl!Cube from the bar or not
49Backgame bliss!Backgame cube action
50Borderline bonanza!Borderline cube action

Best regards,
TP

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