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Backgammon Terms starting with 'N'
Naturally - To make a point naturally (without slotting or with builders). Rolling a 3-1 is a way to make the 5 pt. naturally.
Neil's Numbers - A set of numbers developed by Neil Kazaross to help calculate Match Equity based on the current match score. The winner's probability of winning is 50% + the lead multiplied by Neil's Number.
Points Trailer Needs 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Neil's Number 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
Non-Contact Game - The race. Both sides have effectively side stepped their opponents checkers and now have the sole objective of bearing them all off. The player ahead in the race prefers a non-contact game.
Nullo Play - Making a play that does nothing positive and is not better than any other possibility. Usually a big error. When you do absolutely nothing constructive when you had better options, it is a nullo play.
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Karen Hughes Invents The Blame Game
Karen Hughes Crafts “The Blame Game:” A Story of the Bleeding PhoneWoe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the Lord, who do their work in darkness and think, "Who sees us? Who will know?" ...
- Saturday, November 10, 2007
Learn All about Gin Rummy Rules
Gin rummy is a popular card game designed for two persons, and created at the beginning of the twentieth century by Elwood T. Baker....
- Friday, November 09, 2007
Conventional Gin
Instead, I began my play by discarding the three aces. In the meantime, my opponent broke a pair of kings which made the king a safe play. I began drawing matching cards and eventually making melds - while finding safe discards....
- Thursday, November 08, 2007
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