Backgammon Giant (ranked 11th) Paul Weaver gave an excellent lecture in Chicago Open 2013. Here is a test he gave in the lecture. He gave everybody six minutes to finish the test.Correct answers are as follows. Problem 1, 11/9 3/2 Problem 2,18/13* 5/1 Problem 3, 16/8 Problem 4, 9/7* 5/1 4/2* Problem 5, bar/22* 4/2* Problem 6, bar/21* 5/4 Problem 7, bar/21 7/5 6/4 Problem 8, 23/18 13/10 Problem 9, 10/4 Problem 10, 6/1 6/2*

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your own quiz, you should also write your answers beside the diagrams.
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2. #1 Money Game
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"ðFKPAZA@ @ZUPAFAð
ðGBGB[B@ @[VQBGBð
ðHCHCC@ @CHCHCð
ðIDIDID@ @IDIDIDð
ðJEJEJE@ @JEJEJEð
ð @ @ 2 1 ð
ðejejej@Û@ejejejð
ðdididi@Û@dididið
ðchchch@Û@chchchð
ðbgbglq@ @lqvqb{ð
ðapafkp@ @kpupazð
ó£´³´¤ô
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#2 Money Game
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"ðZAPUZK@ @ZUFAFAð
ðGBGV[B@ @[BGBGBð
ðHCHCHC@ @HCHCHCð
ðIDIDID@ @IDIDIDð
ðJEJEJE@ @JEJEJEð
ð @ @ 5 4 ð
ðejejej@Û@ejejejð
ðdididi@ @dididið
ðchchch@ @chchchð
ðvgbqlq@ @lql{vgð
ðupapkp@ @kpkzufð
ó£´³´¤ô
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#3 Money Game
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"ðZAZKPA@ @ZUZAFAð
ðGBGBQB@ @[V[BGBð
ðHCHCHC@ @HCHCHCð
ðIDIDID@ @IDIDIDð
ðJEJEJE@ @JEJEJEð
ð @ @ 2 2 ð
ðejejej@ @ejejejð
ðdididi@ @didixið
ðchchch@ @chchw|ð
ðbgbglq@ @lqlqv{ð
ðafafkp@ @kpkpuzð
ó£´³´¤ô
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#4 DMP
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ðFAFUZU@ @ZUPKPAð
ðGBGV[V@ @[VQLQBð
ðHCHCHW@ @HWRCHCð
ðIDIDID@ @IDIDIDð
ðJEJEJE@ @JEJEJEð
'ð @ @ 2 2 ð
ðejejej@ @ejejejð
ðdididi@ @dididið
ðchchch@ @chchchð
ðbgbgbg@ @bqlgbgð
ðkfupaz@ @kpkpufð
ó£´³´¤ô
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#5 Money Game
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"ðFAFAFU@ @ZUZUZUð
ðGBGBGB@ @[BGBGBð
ðHCHCHC@ @HCHCHCð
ðIDIDID@ @IDIDIDð
ðJEJEJE@Ð@JEJEJEð
ð @ @ 3 2 ð
ðejejej@ @ejejejð
ðdididi@ @did}dið
ðchchch@ @mhc|chð
ðbgbqlq@ @lql{b{ð
ðkfapkp@ @kpkzuzð
ó£´³´¤ô
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#6 Money Game
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"ðFAPUFU@ @ZUZAFUð
ðGBGBGV@ @[VGBGBð
ðHCHCHC@ @WHCHCð
ðIDIDID@ @IDIDIDð
ðJEJEJE@Ð@JEJEJEð
ð @ @ 4 1 ð
ðejejej@ @ejejejð
ðdididi@ @dididið
ðchchcr@ @mrchchð
ðbgbqlq@ @lqbgvgð
ðafapkp@ @kpazuzð
ó£´³´¤ô
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3. #7 Money Game
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ðPAZAZU@ @ZUPKPUð
ðQB[BGV@ @[VQLQVð
ðHCHCHC@ @CHCHCð
ðIDIDID@ @IDIDIDð
ðJEJEJE@Ð@JEJEJEð
ð @ @ 2 2 ð
ðejejej@ @ejejejð
ðdididi@ @nididið
ðchchch@ @mhchchð
ðvgbgbq@ @lgbgbgð
"ðuzafap@ @kfafafð
ó£´³´¤ô
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#8 Money Game
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"ðPAZAZA@ @ZUFUPAð
ðQBGB[B@ @[BGVGBð
ðHCHCHC@ @CHCHCð
ðIDIDID@ @IDIDIDð
ðJEJEJE@ @JEJEJEð
ð @ @ 5 3 ð
ðejejej@ @ejejejð
ðdididi@ @dididið
ðchchch@ @mhchchð
ðvgbglq@ @lql{vgð
ðufkfkp@ @kpkzufð
ó£´³´¤ô
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#9 Money Game
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"ðPAPAFU@ @ZUPUFAð
ðGBQBGB@ @[BQVGBð
ðHCHCHC@ @CHCHCð
ðIDIDID@ @IDIDIDð
ðJEJEJE@ @JEJEJEð
ð @ @ 5 1 ð
ðejejej@ @ejejejð
ðdididi@ @dididið
ðchchch@ @mhchchð
ðvgbgvq@ @lql{b{ð
ðufkfup@ @kpkzazð
ó£´³´¤ô
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#10 Money Game
ñ¡²±²¢ò
"ðZAZAPA@ @FKZUZKð
ðGBGBGB@ @GL[B[Bð
ðHCHCHC@ @HCHCCð
ðIDIDID@ @IDIDIDð
ðJEJEJE@ @JEJEJEð
ð @ @ 5 4 ð
ðejejej@Û@ejejejð
ðdididi@Û@did}dið
ðchchch@ @chc|chð
ðbgbgbq@ @lql{bgð
ðafapkp@ @kpkzupð
ó£´³´¤ô
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