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Jacoby Rule for Match Play?

Posted By: Tom Keith
Date: Tuesday, 20 August 2013, at 2:45 p.m.

In Response To: Jacoby Rule for Match Play? (Bob Koca)

Is [the Jacoby rule] even a better rule for money play where it is common?

I think some people enjoy the gambling aspect of backgammon. By "gambling aspect," I mean the combination of (1) being unsure of the result and (2) having more on the line.

If increasing the gambling aspect makes for a better game, then the Jacoby rule seems to do its job. A large percent of the time when a player plays on for a gammon he ends up cashing anyway so you have a good idea what the result will be. Forcing a player to cube before playing on cuts short games with low #1, or at least improves #2.

(Personally, I prefer match play because it doesn't have a "gambling aspect.")

A different rule change that might make backgammon more interesting is this:

If you close out your opponent, the game is over and you win the current value of the cube.

So if you want to play on for a gammon, you have to keep one point open in your board if your opponent has a checker on the bar.

(I came up with this during all the spare time I seem to have sitting on the bar.)

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