Gambling With An Edge

Our guest this week is two time backgammon world champion and author, Bill Robertie. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Bill Robertie, 2x winner of the World Backgammon Championship and author of How to Play the Opening in Backgammon, Part 1: A New Way of Thinking [00:57] What makes How to Play the Opening in Backgammon different from other books? [05:53] Will excluded positions be included in a future part of this series? [07:53] What over topics will be covered in Book Two and Book Three? [10:10] Could the content of these books change as bots improve? [15:26] Playing openings versus understanding openings [18:41] Scoring tournaments by lowest impact of errors [20:53] Does Bill still play in tournaments? [24:13] Is the proliferation of XG good for the game? [30:13] Do published PR scores reduce gam