Backgammon Beyond Beginner: 2. Dice Distribution (2 of 2)

Second part of my new series of tutorials designed for those wishing to take their play slightly beyond just the basics.

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Howto & Style

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• backgammon
• beyond
• beginner
• dice
• distribution
• move
• rolls
• tips
• probability
• intermediate
• guide
• tutorial
• numbers
• margin

[bilalzq]

what size is this baord?

[Ensor42]

@bilalzq It's a 15 inch board. Not a full size board, but easy to transport, and it fits the camera frame well for the videos. Cheap and cheerful.

[bilalzq]

@Ensor42 thank you so much for your videos. i just watched all of them and i got the basic jist of the game. the doubling is still kinda confusing but i think once i start playing i will understand the game better. my gf loves playing this game so i decided heck ill learn it too and surprise her on her b-day with a new backgammon board. so you think this would be a good size? standard?

[Ensor42]

@bilalzq Well, I'm fond of this board, but I think if I were buying one for a special occasion/person, then I would go for a little bigger and higher quality. You can pay quite a high sum for game boards - even my Scrabble board was over £300. It would really depend on how big an enthusiast your girlfriend is. I would advise; buy the best you can reasonably afford. A decent board should last a lifetime. You can't put a price on love, right? ;)

[Trinfidelity]

At the end, with Red rolling 5-1, if he moves the far checker 1 space, he makes a huge mistake, leaving the far checker 9 spaces away instead of 10.

With 10, black has about 8,5 % chances of hitting, 1 in 12, or 3 rolls out of 36, 6-4, 4-6 and 5-5.

With 9, black has about 14,2% chances of hitting, almost as much as 1 in 7, or 5 rolls out of 36, 6-3, 3-6, 5-4, 4-5 and 3-3. Huuge difference.

Thanks for the tutorials buddy.

I can't wait to see the next ones.

[Majoris666]

Show us some more :).