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Snactation - Simple/Simplified Nactation
Posted By: Todd Kennedy In Response To: Snactation - Simple/Simplified Nactation (Rod)
Date: Friday, 27 September 2013, at 2:52 a.m.
Hello, I've given this some thought and hope you don't mind if I share my ideas.
I see a lot of people have taken the time to transcribe matches from video, which is great. But I see a lot of potential if players (or a spectator) were able to transcribe a match live. Then matches could be notated and analyzed in less time and even if video equipment is not available.
I like the descriptive notation a lot when I read books (e.g. 8/5 6/5) but it takes a long time to write. In order for someone to notate a match live it must be very quick and with minimal cost of mental energy. While Nactation fits the bill great for early moves (31P is very quick) I agree it can get complicated. I would add that a good shorthand would only be needed to get from the match to a backgammon program that would produce the .mat format at least. You would not necessarily use the method when time is not of the essence, such as in a book or writing a post here.
My idea stems from the fact that writing down the dice and the origin points for each move is sufficient to describe the move (e.g. 31 8-6). Coventions to make this quicker could include: if both men move to the same point, use a dot and the point (e.g. 31.5), omit the dash if the move is obvious, omit the dice if there is only one way to accomplish a move (e.g. 5), omit the move if forced, if multiple men move from the same point use an exponent, and so on. The individual could create their own shortcuts if they can "read" it when they get back to their computer to enter the match.
Once a player gets used to it, notating the move after picking up the dice (and hitting the clock if used) shouldn't take much time.
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