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Posted By: Christian Munk-Christensen
Date: Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 11:50 a.m.

In Response To: Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board" (Bill Riles)

If we insist on coming up with short names for everything in order to simplify the process of writing about backgammon, then your suggestion is a million times better than the other proposals in the thread.

Why is it better? It is better because you don't need big, complex manuals to read it. "Infield" and "outfield" makes sense intuitively.

I think it is silly going to great lengths to optimize the process of writing about backgammon, when it means losing the understanding of the reader (unless the reader has bothered to read and grasp the manuals first).

Messages In This Thread

• Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
  Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 29 November 2011, at 9:39 p.m.
  • Four-quadrant numbering
    Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 29 November 2011, at 10:54 p.m.
    • Four-quadrant numbering
      David Rennie -- Tuesday, 29 November 2011, at 11:50 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 4:35 a.m.
    • +1
      Christian Munk-Christensen -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 11:50 a.m.
      • +1
        Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 4:09 p.m.
        • +1
          christian munk-christensen -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 4:45 p.m.
          • +1
            Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 5:02 p.m.
            • +1
              Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:19 p.m.
              • +1
                Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 8:57 p.m.
          • +1
            Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 5:51 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 4:02 p.m.
      • Baseball terms, cont'd
        mamabear -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 10:18 p.m.
        • Baseball terms, cont'd
          Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 10:29 p.m.
        • Baseball terms, cont'd
          Strato -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 1:08 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:20 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:57 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Strato -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 5:36 a.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      TarHeelFan -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 9:03 a.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Strato -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 1:36 p.m.
        • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
          TarHeelFan -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 5:42 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 8:45 a.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      svilo -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 8:54 a.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Mr Majestyk -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 2:09 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 4:14 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:18 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:48 p.m.
        • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
          Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 7:15 p.m.
          • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
            Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 8:31 p.m.
            • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
              Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 9:14 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Strato -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 1:03 p.m.
        • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
          Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 2:45 p.m.
          • Definition of board
            Tom Keith -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 3:48 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    christian munk-christensen -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 4:49 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 5:06 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        christian munk-christensen -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 7:36 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Strato -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 12:57 p.m.
        • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
          Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 3:02 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 5:03 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 5:15 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:02 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 6:54 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 7:32 p.m.
        • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
          Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 8:28 p.m.
      • +1 orchard
        svilo -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 7:53 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      David Rockwell -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 7:23 p.m.
      • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
        Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 8:33 p.m.
        • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
          David Rockwell -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 1:04 a.m.
          • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
            Bob Koca -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 1:15 a.m.
            • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
              Nack Ballard -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 7:08 a.m.
              • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
                kruidenbuiltje -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 7:48 a.m.
              • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
                Stick -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 11:59 a.m.
                • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
                  Strato -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 12:46 p.m.
              • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
                Neil Robins -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 2:02 p.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 2:00 a.m.
    • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
      Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 2:51 a.m.
  • Upper and Lower Outer Boards
    mamabear -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 10:23 p.m.
    • Upper and Lower Outer Boards
      Stick -- Wednesday, 30 November 2011, at 10:28 p.m.
  • Midboard: an alternate term for "opponent's outer board"
    Stein Kulseth -- Thursday, 1 December 2011, at 6:47 p.m.
  • An Analogy to Football
    Taper_Mike -- Friday, 2 December 2011, at 12:22 p.m.
    • Generalized use of mid-
      Nack Ballard -- Friday, 2 December 2011, at 2:15 p.m.
      • Generalized use of mid-
        Mr Majestyk -- Friday, 2 December 2011, at 3:03 p.m.
        • Generalized use of mid-
          Nack Ballard -- Friday, 2 December 2011, at 5:16 p.m.
  • archaisms
    Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 2 December 2011, at 6:31 p.m.
    • archaisms
      Nack Ballard -- Saturday, 3 December 2011, at 12:17 a.m.
      • archaisms
        Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 3 December 2011, at 1:34 a.m.
        • archaisms
          Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 3 December 2011, at 9:11 a.m.