backgammon players

[DUNK619]

quick backgammon question. What is the best opening moves when rolling a double three

[Tuffster]

I personally think move two from the stack in position 8 and from position 13.

I'd leave position 24 alone as I always seem throw 5/6 after I've moved them, then I'm really in trouble!

[totalise]

strictly speaking, the opening roll can never be a 3/3, because the roll-off means that the first move cannot be a double... so I presume you mean the first move you make after the opening move, and that will depend on what your opponents first roll/move is. If they haven't moved their back 2 pieces, then blocking the 7th column to hinder their escape (ie if they roll 6/x they cant escape as easily)  is probably the best play, if they have advanced their back peices somehow, then you probably need to be a bit more defensive and advance your back peices also.

[DUNK619]

strictly speaking, the opening roll can never be a 3/3, because the roll-off means that the first move cannot be a double... so I presume you mean the first move you make after the opening move, and that will depend on what your opponents first roll/move is. If they haven't moved their back 2 pieces, then blocking the 7th column to hinder their escape (ie if they roll 6/x they cant escape as easily)  is probably the best play, if they have advanced their back peices somehow, then you probably need to be a bit more defensive and advance your back peices also.

  Yeah thats what i ment thanks 4 the advice

[matt674]

B-QN3

[DUNK619]

B-QN3

  youve lost me there

[bolt pp]

online backgammon is rigged

[raab11]

online backgammon is rigged

not rigged but its very easy to cheat

do NOT play for anything but v.small stakes.

and always play with fast clocks.

[raab11]

join a club m8. like poker its far better live.

also if its anything like mine there weill be some tasty cash poker games going too.

[bolt pp]

online backgammon is rigged

not rigged but its very easy to cheat

do NOT play for anything but v.small stakes.

and always play with fast clocks.

theyve got my IP adress logged and the switch is on, i lose 87% of the opening rolls, i dont know what a double looks like and what ever number anyone needs to get out they hit

[totalise]

its easy to cheat in slow games because you can input moves into programs like Snowy that give you the mathematically optimal move in any scenario. The same stuff can happen in chess, on sites like ICC... they dont really monitor the low limit games, so people can cheat with impunity at that level. Whether its worth cheating for 50 pence a point at BG is another question entirely.

[raab11]

online backgammon is rigged

not rigged but its very easy to cheat

do NOT play for anything but v.small stakes.

and always play with fast clocks.

theyve got my IP adress logged and the switch is on, i lose 87% of the opening rolls, i dont know what a double looks like and what ever number anyone needs to get out they hit

yeah yeah and your aces never hold up either.

its easy to cheat in slow games because you can input moves into programs like Snowy that give you the mathematically optimal move in any scenario. The same stuff can happen in chess, on sites like ICC... they dont really monitor the low limit games, so people can cheat with impunity at that level. Whether its worth cheating for 50 pence a point at BG is another question entirely.

exactly my point totalise

[DUNK619]

i only play for fun money i am playing now on play 65

[bolt pp]

online backgammon is rigged

not rigged but its very easy to cheat

do NOT play for anything but v.small stakes.

and always play with fast clocks.

theyve got my IP adress logged and the switch is on, i lose 87% of the opening rolls, i dont know what a double looks like and what ever number anyone needs to get out they hit

yeah yeah and your aces never hold up either

its easy to cheat in slow games because you can input moves into programs like Snowy that give you the mathematically optimal move in any scenario. The same stuff can happen in chess, on sites like ICC... they dont really monitor the low limit games, so people can cheat with impunity at that level. Whether its worth cheating for 50 pence a point at BG is another question entirely.

exactly my point totalise

FINALLY, someone believes me!

[totalise]

your aces never hold up?