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Justified?

Posted By: Daniel Murphy
Date: Thursday, 7 June 2012, at 3:59 p.m.

In Response To: Justified? (Phil Simborg)

Well said, Phil! Just put it in the right thread ;-

For most people, that is the perception, or image of the game...it's a fun game, not too hard to learn and play, and a nice, social past time.

To the general public, that is the major image of the game. The serious tournament and money players, who are what we have on this site, are a very tiny minority of the backgammon players in the world.

Does this image need a facelift or new image? I think not. I think it's wonderful that backgammon is thought of as a fun game, easy to learn and play, and a great social past time. That is an image we want, and as people get more involved, they will see and learn the skill and with some good PR, emanating particularly from the Federations around the world, they will learn that it is a great intellectual endeavor--a mind game, like chess and bridge and scrabble.

- Phil Simborg

Messages In This Thread

• Justified?
  Mr Majestyk -- Thursday, 7 June 2012, at 10:27 a.m.
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    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Thursday, 7 June 2012, at 1:23 p.m.
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      neilkaz -- Thursday, 7 June 2012, at 6:32 p.m.
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    Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 7 June 2012, at 3:27 p.m.
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      Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 7 June 2012, at 3:59 p.m.