Thunderpants 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Anyone plays? maybe a tournament? still a while until the snow arrives I am NO champ, but enjoy playing the game a lot. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Sorry to be crapping on both your taste in films and your taste in games, but backgammon is really a game for chartered accountants. Prudence is the only character trait required to win every time. It is brother to Othello, that other rather tiresomely inevitable sub-chess game. Has anybody tried Go (and enjoyed it)? Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 Ocean, cool enough if you don't like the game, but if you care to play me, I'll show you the opposite of prudence in a backgammon game. I love the back game. This is not the best strategy to win, but it is by far the most fun. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 maybe you should take that last comment over to the grumper thread thunderpants Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 An great game of simple probabilities. I'm way to lazy these days, but it used to be my regular mental work out, a way to explore the concept of risk and probability. If you enjoy being a geek I suggest both of these as nice books of probability and statistical theory that you can apply in a simple game of Backgammon. Remember: the dice does not have a memory. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 In my younger days, i took a scientific approach to the game. read books, did the math and so on. but it did not make me a better player. I then stopped playing for a while. Then i started to go to Christiania where i played Arabs and Iranians. fast games, lot of fun (and lots of hashish). and i found out what the game really was about (for me anyway): having fun and socializing with complete strangers. The book-reading approach is so... japanese? Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 Ocean, you might like that Christiania place... Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 No man, you got me wrong. I use the theory within those books for other pursuits. And I exercise my understanding of those theories by applying them to pure games of probability like Backgammon. I didn't read the books to be a better Backgammon player. The game was simply a mental exercise, not a means to an end. Put another way: I'm more interested in the content of those books than the game of Backgammon. I use Backgammon to explore the theories in the books. I don't actually care much about the game of Backgammon in its own right at all. Sorry for responding to your question in a way contrary to your biases. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 No no no need to apologize, it's just my reading skills that are not up to the standard of you guys, i even had to go to wiki to look up "prudence" This is a free forum, and everyone have their right to express their views on dice games, boards, movies and gasses, and God. even if it means crapping a little on each other... Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I didn’t know that you are into backgammon Thunderpants, I can play you any time you like. I even brought a backgammon board with me back from home, next time we go snowboarding together I will bring it with me. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 Ohh maan should have known. let's playing. btw got some good medicine from the hospital, think i can do some boarding after all, i even get to feel kinda good after Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Man, can you handle one more defeat from me? I ve already kicked your ass in Empire. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 i know only thing i fear is to be ignored Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 If you look down on an opponent you are bound to loose. Lets play.... Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Thunderpants: btw got some good medicine from the hospital, think i can do some boarding after all, i even get to feel kinda good after Great news mate! Just take it easy for a little wile more. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 wanna do it online tomorrow? i'm a bit tired tonight pogo is a good place Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Never tried bogo, I have an account in yahoo. But anyway, it doesn’t really matter, a good player can play anywhere. I am a bit drunk now so also better for me tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 see ye on yahoo messenger Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Ignored, putting down opponent. hmmm. Link to post Share on other sites
babiblu9 0 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 I like backgammon (never played online though) so if you still want to play, count me in, i'd like to give it a try. I must warn you first, im not so good with the computer stuff :-( Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 we are playing at yahoo, you can join as anytime you like. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 yeah babyblue, please join! Link to post Share on other sites
babiblu9 0 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Sorry i missed you guys last night ... i was preoccupied with the "divorce" post!!! Can we try again? How do i get there, what do i type in on my Address link? Cya. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 You have to login first in “My yahoo” and then go to Games>Board games>Backgammon. I use the same nickname as the forums so it won’t be hard to find us. Just check in one of the social lounges that are not many people logged on. I am not sure if I can make it tonight though. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 BBlue, i'll be there around 9 o clock, my nick at yahoo is madsthunder you can also catch me on ICQ my nr is 5009063 Link to post Share on other sites
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