Backgammon Online

12-Dec-2009
13:35 PDT

Those of you who know and play backgammon in real life, please check out this game and tell me if you believe it is possible:

http://zooescape.com/backgammon.pl?v=200&gid=59035

My opponent here, Dinosaur53 is a great player with deep understanding of the game, but I can't really give him the whole credit this time.

On-line sites can not claim that their dice rolling system is completely random. I don't buy it anymore.
Bottom line:
YOU CAN NOT LOSE A BACKGAMMON BY JUST MOVING ONCE!

12-Dec-2009
17:45 PDT

Hi Artin

I can see why you were frustrated. I tried your game a couple of different ways and found I would have made different moves from you which had much better results.

It's just one of the challenges of backgammon. Sometimes risks pay off and sometimes they don't.

Did you try this game a few different ways? Do you have a board version?

D

13-Dec-2009
23:50 PDT

Wow. I understand the emotions, but sometimes things happen. Look for example at http://zooescape.com/backgammon.pl?v=200&gid=48233 where on about move 17 I have a pip count 43 better than my opponent and on move 20 I have two on the bar and he has a grand barre in his home area. Lost to a gammon. It happens and I had no choice but to make the moves which left the blots. The game can be hell at times.

15-Dec-2009
01:24 PDT

Lucky Dinosaur53. That kind of game is horrible to be on the receiving end of but GRRREAT fun to be on the winning end of. I'm sure we've all had games where our opponent hardly had a look-in and we thoroughly enjoyed trouncing them!!

15-Dec-2009
03:48 PDT

This post was deleted by estorba on 06-Jan-2010, 11:41 PDT

15-Dec-2009
16:14 PDT

same sort of game I've just played, ridiculous ! http://zooescape.com/backgammon.pl?v=200&gid=60595

15-Dec-2009
20:39 PDT

hey coconutmage - what a game! your opponent had lots of doubles too...

I seem to be on a continuing unlucky streak...it seems everytime the game is close my opponent gets doubles at the end...

maybe I'm just playing badly most of the time  

17-Dec-2009
01:34 PDT

Nah. Don't sweat it. I am having the same luck. Think I have it in the bag and suddenly my opponent gets two double and so my slide towardd the bottom of the rankings continues.

17-Dec-2009
01:55 PDT

thanks for the comment...

Maybe our bags have holes in them?  

17-Dec-2009
02:00 PDT

maybe we can play each other and both lose LOL