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Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?

Posted By: Colin Owen
Date: Monday, 12 January 2015, at 6:20 a.m.

In Response To: Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past? (trichard)

You say that a 3.0 PR player can't get very much better: he/she can get 3.0 better! That's a lot. In money play a 3 PR edge is worth a point gained every 5 games, which is an insurmountable edge in the long run. I don't know off hand what it's worth in matches of various lengths, but I'm sure it's a very considerable advantage in longer matches.

Of course, someone who has a 3.0 PR is not actually going to improve "very much" because of the limits of human intellect; their game is already at world class levels. Maybe they might improve by 1 PR or so? But, someone (or something!) who was playing perfect bg would be thumping the hell out of them! So - pedantically perhaps - I take issue with the notion of "can't get very much better", as it's more a matter of "won't..."

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• Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
  Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 11 January 2015, at 8:45 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    trichard -- Sunday, 11 January 2015, at 10:14 p.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Mick Z -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 12:30 a.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Colin Owen -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 6:20 a.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 11 January 2015, at 10:24 p.m.
    • +1:-) *NM*
      garyo -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 2:02 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Bob Koca -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 12:13 a.m.
  • Attempt at clarification
    Timothy Chow -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 5:25 p.m.
    • Attempt at clarification
      Bob Koca -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 7:15 p.m.
      • Attempt at clarification
        Taper_Mike -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 8:09 p.m.
        • Attempt at clarification
          Jakob Garal -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 9:50 p.m.
          • Attempt at clarification
            Taper_Mike -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 11:13 p.m.
        • Attempt at clarification
          Casper Van der Tak -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 10:48 p.m.
          • Attempt at clarification
            Tom Keith -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 11:42 p.m.
        • Attempt at clarification
          Jakob Garal -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 1:57 p.m.
          • Attempt at clarification
            Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:15 p.m.
          • Attempt at clarification
            Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:55 p.m.
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            Wolfgang -- Saturday, 17 January 2015, at 4:36 p.m.
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                Wolfgang -- Saturday, 17 January 2015, at 9:19 p.m.
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            Taper_Mike -- Wednesday, 21 January 2015, at 6:16 a.m.
    • Attempt at clarification
      Stick -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 8:47 p.m.
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      Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 14 January 2015, at 8:37 a.m.
      • Attempt at clarification--the answer is obvious
        Albert Steg -- Wednesday, 14 January 2015, at 1:34 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Chuck Bower -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 5:47 p.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Bob Koca -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 7:36 p.m.
      • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 6:38 p.m.
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    Jakob Garal -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 6:28 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    ah_clem -- Monday, 12 January 2015, at 9:38 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 5:23 p.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Albert Steg -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 6:58 p.m.
  • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
    Albert Steg -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 6:15 p.m.
    • Backgammon more of a "game of skill" now than in the past?
      Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 13 January 2015, at 10:54 p.m.