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  1. 01-26-2006 #1
    gder03
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    Default people. there is a backgammon section

    keep expanding the site i like it. was'n dan harrington a good backgammon player?

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  2. 01-26-2006 #2
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    how hard is backgammon to learn and

    will i like it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bboy
    how hard is backgammon to learn
    Depends how well you want to be able to play it. You can pick up the game in a matter of hours and be able to constantly beat most beginners. You can play for years and still have lots to learn.
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    will i like it?
    Not if you are playing it for the money.


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  4. 01-26-2006 #4
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    I'm decent at it. and am a break even player on real money sites. I'm very good on places like yahoo.

    The best way to learn it is to start by memorizing the opening roll moves, after that is a matter of basic strategy concepts and math. there is a big difference in strategy between a single game match or a multiple game match where the doubling cube comes in.

    A lot of poker players, especially foreign players, are good gammon players. Gus plays for $1,000 a point

    We should start a backgammon thread in the sports and games forum for some talk.
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  5. 01-26-2006 #5
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    it seems highly unlikely to me that backgammon real money sites will ever become too popular for the fact that there are many "deep blue" level backgammon bots that would be able to turn a huge profit against any but the absolute best players. Try downloading Jellyfish and beating it on level 7 - its quite a feat.
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  6. 01-26-2006 #6
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    youl'd be surprised how many people are on those sites.

    I don't think deep blue is cheating me in $5 and under games.
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  7. 01-27-2006 #7
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    We have a sports and games forum. We do not need a backgammon forum.
    Marm is back, maybe. Been off for 3 years. Rusty as Hell.

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    For us baseball fans I move for a Peter Gammons forum.




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    I thought that was kinda funny.... HA Ha.... ha.....
    Marm is back, maybe. Been off for 3 years. Rusty as Hell.

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    We have a sports and games forum. We do not need a backgammon forum.
    who said anything about a FORUM?

    We should start a backgammon thread in the sports and games forum for some talk.
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