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Article #211Trying for double sixes
From: Donald Warkentin
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 19:28
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 19:28
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There are a couple of additional factors to consider when trying for double six es. It may be true that if the dice are thrown high, they will be weighted by the heavier sides, but they also bounce more the higher that they are thrown. Therefore the type of surface on which they will land should be taken into acco unt. There may be an optimal height since the additional bounce may offset the advantage gained by giving more time for the heavier side to turn down. Also the throw should be straight to reduce spinning of the dice as much as possible . An obvious point is that dice with larger holes give a greater six bias. Ge nerally these biases are very tiny. //Don Warkentin
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!ames!ig!ukcc.uky.edu!WARKENTI From: WARKENTI@UKCC.UKY.EDU (Donald Warkentin) Newsgroups: rec.games.backgammon Subject: Trying for double sixes Message-ID: <BKGAMMON%92111414400007@INDYCMS.IUPUI.EDU> Date: 14 Nov 92 19:28:58 GMT Sender: daemon@presto.ig.com Reply-To: "Backgammon strategy" <BKGAMMON@indycms.iupui.edu> Lines: 12