[net.math] mathematics of backgammon

colonel@gloria.UUCP (George Sicherman) (02/14/85)

> Working out the mathematics to dice for a games such as backgammon
> or craps does not take very long, I did a short paper on the math
> of backgrammon and turned up several small surprises for some
> backgammon experts.

Where was your paper published?  I'd like to see it.

I've found a few surprises by computer too.  One of them was this
bearing-off position:

	            |B|
	o           |A|
	o   o   o o |R|
	1 2 3 4 5 6

How should you play 6-4?  Most beginners don't even think twice before
answering wrong ...
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
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