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From: ken@hp-pcd.UUCP (ken)
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Subject: Re: Backgammon and gammon - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 2-Nov-83 03:24:27 EST
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#R:ihlts:-23500:hp-cvd:4500001:000:684
hp-cvd!ken    Oct 31 15:04:00 1983

I've played a fair amount of tournament backgammon, so I may be
considered an authority.

A backgammon is worth 3 times the cube value.

This is the american convention and cannot be disputed.  Of course you could 
create any new convention desirable to all players, so computer hackers who
tend to think in  powers of two may want a backgammon to count as 4 times
the cube value (but this is not the standard).

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Aside...
	I'm gammon starved here in Corvallis,  I would love to discuss,
or play backgammonm on any level, with anyone.  Just mail me a proposal.
I have played gammon by mail to New Zealand, so it is possible.

						-Ken Bronstein
						 hp-cvd!ken