Backgammon Online

02-Jun-2010
04:15 PDT

For give my opponent 8 doubles in 21 moves.

02-Jun-2010
04:51 PDT

you weren't playing Bev001 were you?

Only kidding Bev

08-Jun-2010
07:51 PDT

For give my opponent 5 high doubles in 10 moves.

08-Jun-2010
08:08 PDT

It's now 6 high doubles in 12 moves.

08-Jun-2010
08:10 PDT

Another opponent whit 6 high doubles in 12 moves.

08-Jun-2010
09:07 PDT

I had games recently during bearing off I had six 12 rolls in a row and in one game against grab68 I had an anchor on 5 and had 17 throws (34 total dice) without throwing a 5. I think that might be close to winning lotto odds.

08-Jun-2010
09:27 PDT

My opponent just got 8 doubles in 12 rolls. It was a short game.  

08-Jun-2010
09:51 PDT

Not being a particularly gifted mathematician, whilst I can calculate odds without too much difficulty, I can't explain why such unlikely events as six consecutive 66 rolls (at odds of around 2 billion to 1) occur as often as they do around here. Astronomically unlikely events occur all around us every single day though, outside of the world of backgammon...

08-Jun-2010
09:54 PDT

Igor,

You may not be a mathematician, but you don't have to be. Someone at ZE did the math for you. Check out the response to FAQ #27:

http://zooescape.com/help-answer.pl?question=27

08-Jun-2010
11:41 PDT

So my six rolls of 12 is 18*18*18*18*18*18 / 49.88 rolls per game so once ever 681,880 games.