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Connecticut Backgammon              Backgammon @ ItsYourTurn

Rob gives free backgammon lessons to his fellow Mohegan Sun employees in the Sky Break Room.

Rob Roy is available to give backgammon lessons.

Rob Roy has a very strong tournament record:  See Bottom of this page.

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Rules of Backgammon

Backgammon Glossary   

Dice and the Laws of Probability

Match Equity = 50 + ((D/85)/(T+6))%

Cool Backgammon Sites

Backgammon Ends

Frequently Asked Questions

The Pip Count

The Thorp Count

The Half-Crossover Pipcount

Position, Race And Threats -  Method

Burying vs. Bearing In

ItsYourTurn.Com

Backgammon A La Carte

Backgammon Play Sites

GammonLinks

Backgammon Bibliography

Backgammon Clubs in the USA

Webby's Top 5 most common errors

Webby's Backgammon Links

Rob Roy's collection of backgammon images

Monte Carlo Evaluation

Art Grater's Backgammon Portal

Backgammon Probability Charts

A Simple Backgammon Lesson

Backgammon Problems

Rob Roy has a very strong tournament record on  ItsYourTurn.Com  the best website to play online backgammon.

Rob joined IYT”   in October 2003 and has won 11 tournaments so far…. Showing user profile for §Rob Roy as of October 9, 2006

Start of tnmt             type of tnmt                                                  type of backgammon game                     #

October 2005    Open Main #1 Tournament        Pro Backgammon Level 2          58

January 2005    Open Main #1 Tournament        Pro Backgammon Level 2          56

August 2004      Member Fast #2 Tournament    Pro Backgammon Level 2          49

June 2004          Member Main #2 Tournament   Pro Backgammon Level 2          36

April 2004          Member Main #1 Tournament   Pro Backgammon Level 2          68

March 2004       Open Fast #2 Tournament         Pro Backgammon Level 2          40

March 2004       Open Fast #1 Tournament         Backgammon Level 3                  112

Dec  2003          Open Main #3 Tournament        Pro Backgammon Level 2          97

Dec 2003            Open Fast #1 Tournament         Backgammon Level 3                  160

Nov 2003            Open Fast #1 Tournament         Pro Backgammon Level 2          59

October 2003    Member Fast #1 Tournament    Pro Backgammon                        69

 

Pro-Backgammon games are 5-point matches (using the doubling cube).

Backgammon games are single games (no doubling cube)

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Rob Roy founded the Connecticut Backgammon Society in 1979 and organized more than 300 backgammon tournaments at more than twenty different locations across Connecticut. Rob has taught backgammon to more than 300 players.  There were more than 800 subscribers to the Connecticut Backgammon Magazine.  Rob will be running backgammon tournaments again.  Send email to RobRoy8@Excite.Com to be notified of these events. 

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Rob Roy's Bio

 

Game type

Won

Lost

Drawn

Total

Backgammon

114
( 78%)

33
( 22%)

0
(0%)

147

Backgammon Level 3

16
( 70%)

7
( 30%)

0
(0%)

23

Pro Backgammon

145
( 83%)

30
( 17%)

0
(0%)

175

Pro Backgammon Level 2

14
( 64%)

8
( 36%)

0
(0%)

22

Pro Backgammon-9

228
( 90%)

25
( 10%)

0
(0%)

253

 

Game statistics: Detailed Tournament

Game type

Won

Lost

Drawn

Total

Backgammon

59
( 68%)

28
( 32%)

0
(0%)

87

Backgammon Level 2

10
( 56%)

8
( 44%)

0
(0%)

18

Backgammon Level 3

871
( 59%)

599
( 41%)

0
(0%)

1470

Pro Backgammon

134
( 71%)

54
( 29%)

0
(0%)

188

Pro Backgammon Level 2

1146
( 67%)

573
( 33%)

0
(0%)

1719

 

 

Connecticut Backgammon Society

Rob Roy, Master Level Backgammon Champion

Rob Roy founded the Connecticut Backgammon Society in 1979 and organized more than 300 backgammon tournaments at more than twenty different locations across Connecticut. Rob has taught backgammon to more than 300 players.  There were more than 800 subscribers to the Connecticut Backgammon Magazine.  Rob will be running backgammon tournaments again.  Please send Rob your email address to be notified of these events.  Send email to RobRoy8@Excite.Com.   Rob is on AOL-Netscape Instant Messenger with the buddy name of ConnChess and is on ICQ as 1215535.  Rob plays backgammon on ItsYourTurn.Com where he has finished in first place in eleven tournaments.