What is the best tool to improve my game? - Backgammon Forum - Discuss Backgammon Strategy, Clubs and Books

Two Plus Two Forums Sports and Games Chess and Other Board Games Backgammon Forum hosted by Bill Robertie.

What is the best tool to improve my game?

Post Reply Subscribe

...

11-16-2012 , 10:47 AM

guklein

stranger

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 8

Hello!

I have a Mac and I don't use Windons. Extreme Backgammon is not compatible with Mac, right?

What other tool could I use to improve my game? GNU? Snowie? Do you know if GNU works for Mac?

Thanks!

Quote

11-19-2012 , 10:18 AM

Tore

stranger

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9

GNU bg works for MAC and is a very good tool. It has approximately the same strength as Snowie 4, but it is not as strong as XG. In practice this means that the feedback you get from the program is a little less accurate.

The user interface of gnubg has some rough edges, but you should be able to manage unless you are computer illiterate.

If you want to use XG on MAC, you need to run it under windows on parallels, vmare or similar.

Quote

11-20-2012 , 10:06 PM

GrantHoffman

centurion

Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 113

Try to get XG to work - it is faster and better. The other way to improve is to go to the USBGF page on facebook and look at the videos section (watch 1 a day). Also joining the USBGF is really good as they are starting to post the videos there now.

Quote

11-21-2012 , 04:11 AM

Mr. Barbegris

old hand

Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,628

XG on Parallels or VMWare

Quote

11-29-2012 , 10:27 PM

lostin transit

enthusiast

Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 63

If you play money games only then forget I spoke, but the most useful tool for me, by far, is an article on the net called '5 point match' by Kit Woolsey. For the past 6 weeks I've had it open as I play XG, and alt-tab to it continually. My cube PR has improved by 3.2 and my checkers by 1.8, going from mostly green to mostly black, because I'm making more plays appropriate to the situation. I wish I could buy that man a beer.

Quote

Post Reply Subscribe

...