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Backgammon is not chess!

Posted By: Frank Berger
Date: Saturday, 9 March 2013, at 11:06 p.m.

In Response To: Backgammon is not chess! (DGArnold)

You will simply not beat someone who is a better player than you are unless they are drunk or not paying attention.

A thought experiment: Choose two identical computers and install the same chess program, e.g. Shredder. Will all games be remis? What will it means if a game is won by one computer? Will the explanation stay valid if both computer win games?

Messages In This Thread

• Backgammon is not chess!
  Joe Russell -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 5:12 a.m.
  • Backgammon is not chess!
    falafel -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 8:32 a.m.
    • Backgammon is not chess!
      Chiva Tafazzoli -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 10:34 a.m.
      • Backgammon is not chess!
        DGArnold -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 1:04 p.m.
        • Backgammon is not chess!
          Frank Berger -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 11:11 p.m.
          • Backgammon is not chess!
            Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 10 March 2013, at 11:23 a.m.
            • Backgammon is not chess!
              Frank Berger -- Sunday, 10 March 2013, at 5:05 p.m.
              • Backgammon is not chess!
                Henrik Bukkjaer -- Monday, 11 March 2013, at 9:35 a.m.
          • Backgammon is not chess!
            Art Grater -- Tuesday, 12 March 2013, at 4:33 a.m.
        • Backgammon is not chess!
          Art Grater -- Saturday, 9 March 2013, at 10:09 p.m.
          • Backgammon is not chess!
            DGArnold -- Sunday, 10 March 2013, at 3:42 p.m.
            • Backgammon is not chess!
              Frank Berger -- Sunday, 10 March 2013, at 5:15 p.m.
              • Backgammon is not chess!
                Bob koca -- Sunday, 10 March 2013, at 5:55 p.m.
                • Backgammon is not chess!
                  Frank Berger -- Sunday, 10 March 2013, at 10:18 p.m.
        • Backgammon is not chess!
          Frank Berger -- Saturday, 9 March 2013, at 11:06 p.m.
        • Backgammon is not chess!
          Leonardo Jerkovic -- Sunday, 10 March 2013, at 4:31 a.m.
      • Backgammon is not chess!
        BenF -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 3:48 p.m.
        • Backgammon is not chess!
          mamabear -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 11:12 p.m.
      • Backgammon is not chess!
        Bob Koca -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 4:13 p.m.
        • Backgammon is not chess!
          David Rockwell -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 6:06 p.m.
          • Backgammon is not chess!
            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 6:50 p.m.
            • Backgammon is not chess!
              David Rockwell -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 7:12 p.m.
              • Backgammon is not chess!
                Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 7:31 p.m.
            • Backgammon is not chess!
              Chuck Bower -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 8:33 p.m.
              • Backgammon is not chess!
                Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 8:51 p.m.
                • Backgammon is not chess!
                  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 8:53 p.m.
      • Backgammon is not chess!
        Rod -- Saturday, 9 March 2013, at 8:56 a.m.
        • Only because it's funny...
          Rod -- Sunday, 10 March 2013, at 1:11 a.m.
  • Backgammon is not chess!
    Giuliano Pietoso -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 11:23 a.m.
    • Backgammon is not chess!
      Henrik Bukkjaer -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 12:24 p.m.
      • Backgammon is not chess!
        Giuliano Pietoso -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 1:06 p.m.
  • Switch to Nackgammon
    Ken Larsen -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 1:34 p.m.
  • Backgammon is not chess!
    Phil Simborg -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 1:55 p.m.
    • Backgammon is not chess!
      rew -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 2:12 p.m.
      • Backgammon is not chess and Nackgammon is not more skillful
        Bob Koca -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 3:59 p.m.
        • Backgammon is not chess and Nackgammon is not more skillful
          Stick -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 4:32 p.m.
          • Backgammon is not chess and Nackgammon is not more skillful
            Bob Koca -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 4:36 p.m.
        • Backgammon is not chess and Nackgammon is not more skillful
          Phil Simborg -- Saturday, 9 March 2013, at 1:17 a.m.
          • Backgammon is not chess and Nackgammon is not more skillful
            Bob koca -- Saturday, 9 March 2013, at 2:30 a.m.
    • Backgammon is not chess!
      Bob Koca -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 4:03 p.m.
      • Backgammon is not chess!
        Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 5:15 p.m.
      • Backgammon is not chess!
        Phil Simborg -- Saturday, 9 March 2013, at 1:16 a.m.
  • Bring back Backgammon-to-lose
    Phil Simborg -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 2:21 p.m.
    • Why not,,,you've been playing that way for ever j/k *NM*
      neilkaz -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 4:33 p.m.
  • You want skill?
    Stick -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 3:41 p.m.
    • You want skill?
      Bob Koca -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 4:06 p.m.
    • You want skill?
      neilkaz -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 4:54 p.m.
  • Backgammon is not popular!
    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 8 March 2013, at 5:57 p.m.