Backgammon Online

09-Jan-2014
22:44 PDT

I appreciate the gesture of the players finishing their games on time... keep it up guys
u will definitely do it



Guther vs shortslap game is on very critical situation... if i had to bet i would bet on guthers
But i have a hunch that shotslap will roll a double   ...so timing of that double will be imporatant  


T4 semi final game

I m rooting for steelerhead as I have told u guys already while organizing scores in T4 m 6th sense told me he will make it to the end  
So come on steelerhead  

10-Jan-2014
05:45 PDT

Match score was guthers 0 shotslap 1 before this game - which might explain the cubings.

I need this one as I have lost a few in a row now. A couple more wins needed to get over the line.

15-Jan-2014
05:34 PDT

Any info about T6????

just 10 days left for T5 Round 1 games


who is gonna be the next host?

15-Jan-2014
12:44 PDT

FYI - we might want to hold off COULD be toooo many games taking place for fact we have many in T5 qualifying for Round 2 of play offs.

15-Jan-2014
13:47 PDT

Normally at the start of a game both players roll a single die and the winner takes first move. I don't know how ZE works this out, but here one or other player gets to roll both dice. With a cube in play this means that player can double before rolling the first time, which is wrong.

At 4-3 to me, and with the cube back in play, Mikeyo reasonably thus took the opportunity to double straight away, before anything had moved.

However, as I explained to him, at that score I should normally be able to see his opening move, and my own reply, then maybe decide to use the "free drop" -

http://www.bkgm.com/gloss/lookup.cgi?free+drop

Mikeyo has kindly offered to restart, and I have accepted that, but I think a ruling might need to be added to the list for future reference, as this is actually against the rules of backgammon.

15-Jan-2014
13:57 PDT

Yes, I have wondered the same before too Guthers. It would seem the only way around it would be to abstain from offering the cube until one's second roll.. unless ZE were to change how their software operates, which I doubt!

15-Jan-2014
14:02 PDT

Wow, I just checked that shotslap vs guthers match - talk about a nail-biter!

15-Jan-2014
14:07 PDT

winning with that double.

15-Jan-2014
21:18 PDT

IIRC i am also victim of this a couple of times..as i don't play BG from many years and don't know much rules...I learned most of them which were discussed here.
I thought after crawford game opponent can double any time and i have to accept it  

anyhow its good this issue has come to light.. lets see what our veteran players say..

16-Jan-2014
10:37 PDT

I had never heard of this idea until guther's post. It does appear to potentially be a good idea that the players might want to vote on. If the majority approves, then it could be incorporated into future CTs. However, given that the "free drop" idea has not been used in the current or previous CTs, I suggest we stick to the rules as stated by our current hosts. In other words, free drops should not be allowed until the majority votes on it as has been done for the Crawford and Dead Cube rules, the rules on good sportsmanship, 80% rule, etc. (as per the format links under each of the CTs on KK's website). Just my 2 cents.