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Mastokarl 🇺🇦<p>Cool backgammon news: Got an e-mail today: the famous "Extreme Gammon" Backgammon software that plays like a god and has not been updated in decades, has been sold to one of the founders of Uber (Travis Kalanick), who now wants to bring it up to date, also wrt AI technology. (and is looking for devs).</p><p>Very nice.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backgammon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/xg2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xg2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extremegammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremegammon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gammonsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gammonsite</span></a></p>
Russ Sharek<p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilentSunday</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/SimplePleasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimplePleasures</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backgammon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/BoardGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoardGames</span></a></p>
Mateusz T<p>I highly recommend GNU Backgammon if someone wants to get accurate feedback and learn solid skills in the game. It uses neural network to evaluate how bad the move is versus its perfect baseline. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backgammon</span></a></p>
stolenprivacy<p>Im ersten Anlauf für ein freies <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backgammon</span></a> Turnier hier in <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Dieburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dieburg</span></a> sprangen wir zu kurz. Hätte hier eins Interesse? Wir spielen mit den Turnierregeln, doch ohne Pokalgedöhns und ohne Startgebühren. Soll an einem Freitag oder Samstag spätnachmittags starten, im Biergarten auf dem Marktplatz. <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/ladadi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ladadi</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Darmstadt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Darmstadt</span></a></p>
WessiKaOssilator<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://die-partei.social/@oliver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>oliver</span></a></span> <a href="https://die-partei.social/tags/Backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backgammon</span></a> da spiel ich gern ne Partie mit!!</p>
PowerUps<p>¿Cómo eran los antecesores de los juegos de mesa?</p><p><a href="https://powerups.es/como-eran-los-antecesores-de-los-juegos-de-mesa/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">powerups.es/como-eran-los-ante</span><span class="invisible">cesores-de-los-juegos-de-mesa/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tkz.one/tags/JuegosDeMesa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JuegosDeMesa</span></a> <a href="https://tkz.one/tags/Backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backgammon</span></a> <a href="https://tkz.one/tags/JuegosDeMesa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JuegosDeMesa</span></a> <a href="https://tkz.one/tags/naipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naipes</span></a> <a href="https://tkz.one/tags/parchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parchs</span></a></p>
Zdeněk Starý<p>Baker Street 44. <a href="https://mastodon.arch-linux.cz/tags/chess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.arch-linux.cz/tags/bridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bridge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.arch-linux.cz/tags/sachy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sachy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.arch-linux.cz/tags/backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backgammon</span></a></p>
Rolf<p><a href="https://norden.social/tags/Backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backgammon</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Gettorf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gettorf</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Eckernf%C3%B6rde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eckernförde</span></a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Kiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kiel</span></a></p>
Spectrum Game of the Year 1988<p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GameoftheYear1983" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameoftheYear1983</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SinclairZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SinclairZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Frogger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frogger</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backgammon</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GunLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GunLaw</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ScubaDive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScubaDive</span></a></p>
Spectrum Game of the Year 1988<p>ROUND 3 Poll 51</p><p>Frogger (A'n'F Software)<br>Backgammon (Hewson Consultants)<br>Gun Law (Vortex Software)<br>Scuba Dive (Durell Software)</p><p>1983 GAME OF THE YEAR<br>Top two games to go through to next round</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GameoftheYear1983" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameoftheYear1983</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SinclairZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SinclairZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Frogger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frogger</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backgammon</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GunLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GunLaw</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ScubaDive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScubaDive</span></a></p>
Fantastisch Wissenschaftlich<p>Jetzt auch als Podcast: Folge #56</p><p><a href="https://www.fantastische-wissenschaftlichkeit.de/?p=7438" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fantastische-wissenschaftlichk</span><span class="invisible">eit.de/?p=7438</span></a></p><p>Wir fragen uns, ob eine Backgammonpartie unendlich lange dauern kann und ob man Star Wars unendlich originalgetreu schauen kann – und was bedeutet das überhaupt? Außerdem sprechen wir über tierisch-menschliche Wesen in "The Machinist" + "Cryptozoo" sowie menschlich-robotische Kuppelstädtchen im Spiel "Surviving Mars". Wir wünschen ein fantastisches neues Jahr!</p><p><a href="https://det.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/Backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backgammon</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/TheMachinist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheMachinist</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/Cryptozoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptozoo</span></a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/SurvivingMars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SurvivingMars</span></a></p>
Spectrum Game of the Year 1988<p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GameoftheYear1983" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameoftheYear1983</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SinclairZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SinclairZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/3DPacman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3DPacman</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Joust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Joust</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backgammon</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Pusher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pusher</span></a></p>
Spectrum Game of the Year 1988<p>ROUND 2 Poll 40</p><p>3D Pacman (Freddy Kristiansen)<br>Joust (Softek)<br>Backgammon (Hewson Consultants)<br>Pusher (Am-Tec)</p><p>1983 GAME OF THE YEAR<br>Top two games to go through to next round</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GameoftheYear1983" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameoftheYear1983</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SinclairZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SinclairZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/3DPacman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3DPacman</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Joust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Joust</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backgammon</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Pusher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pusher</span></a></p>
Mark Mullen<p>So now that <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Assad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Assad</span></a> will spend the rest of his life in <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>, along with Victor <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Yanukovych" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yanukovych</span></a> and Aslan Abashidze and others, I have questions. Is there a list of deposed murderous corrupt plutocrats who escaped to Russia? Like on <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a> or something? Do they all live together in some well protected but dingy gated community? Do they hang out and play <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backgammon</span></a> or something?</p>
History of Art<p>Backgammon Players by French artist Jean Béraud (1849-1935). The present work is one of a thematic series of café or bar interiors completed by the artist in the 1890s. Parisian cafés offered a communal space for their steady clientele in which leisure and social activity—like a good game of <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backgammon</span></a>—could be enjoyed along with a meal and a drink—or two. In particular, absinthe, which had once been a working-class drink, exploded in popularity.</p><p><a href="https://stellar-art.pixels.com/featured/backgammon-players-1890s-jean-beraud.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stellar-art.pixels.com/feature</span><span class="invisible">d/backgammon-players-1890s-jean-beraud.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/gambling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gambling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a></p>
Onno Bos :cybersec: :verified:<p>Backgammon for Palm OS<br><a href="https://www.standalone.com/palmos/backgammon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">standalone.com/palmos/backgamm</span><span class="invisible">on/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.adtension.com/tags/3com" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3com</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.adtension.com/tags/palmV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palmV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.adtension.com/tags/backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backgammon</span></a></p>
Spectrum Game of the Year 1988<p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GameoftheYear1983" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameoftheYear1983</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SinclairZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SinclairZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backgammon</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PerigosnaSelva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerigosnaSelva</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Awari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Awari</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SmugglersCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmugglersCove</span></a></p>
Spectrum Game of the Year 1988<p>ROUND 1 Poll 134</p><p>Backgammon (Postern)<br>Perigos na Selva (TMX Portugal Ltda)<br>Awari (ERE Informatique)<br>Smuggler's Cove (Quicksilva)</p><p>1983 GAME OF THE YEAR<br>Top two games to go through to next round</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GameoftheYear1983" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameoftheYear1983</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SinclairZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SinclairZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backgammon</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/PerigosnaSelva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerigosnaSelva</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Awari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Awari</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SmugglersCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmugglersCove</span></a></p>
Spectrum Game of the Year 1988<p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GameoftheYear1983" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameoftheYear1983</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SinclairZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SinclairZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Grail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grail</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OmegaRun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OmegaRun</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backgammon</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SpectralPanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpectralPanic</span></a></p>
Spectrum Game of the Year 1988<p>ROUND 1 Poll 120</p><p>Grail (Severn Software)<br>Omega Run (CRL Group PLC)<br>Backgammon (Sinclair Research)<br>Spectral Panic (Hewson Consultants)</p><p>1983 GAME OF THE YEAR<br>Top two games to go through to next round</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/GameoftheYear1983" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameoftheYear1983</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SinclairZXSpectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SinclairZXSpectrum</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Grail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grail</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OmegaRun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OmegaRun</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Backgammon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Backgammon</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/SpectralPanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpectralPanic</span></a></p>