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It's a New Year; Let's do Something New

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Tuesday, 29 December 2015, at 12:43 a.m.

In Response To: It's a New Year; Let's do Something New (Jake Jacobs)

Despite those who insist that backgammon is not chess, my belief is that the only hope for backgammon lies in the direction of chess. That's why I proposed something akin to the Grand Chess Tour—an invitational with a round-robin format.

Similarly, the backgammon celebrities of the future aren't going to be gambling personalities. Kasparov and Anand and Carlsen don't project a flamboyant gambling personality. They're geeks. That doesn't preclude them from being successful celebrities. As for the incomprehensibility of the game, chess is even more incomprehensible than backgammon, but any fool can watch to see if the human makes the "computer move." Even backgammon players who should know better are easily hoodwinked into thinking that they "understand" what's going on when a commentator glibly invents a post-hoc "explanation" of why the computer move is "correct," so it shouldn't be difficult to similarly hoodwink the general public.

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• It's a New Year; Let's do Something New
  Phil Simborg -- Friday, 18 December 2015, at 5:55 a.m.
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    Trunky -- Friday, 18 December 2015, at 12:36 p.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Friday, 18 December 2015, at 5:43 p.m.
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      Mike Clapsadle -- Friday, 18 December 2015, at 9:02 p.m.
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      Phil Simborg -- Friday, 18 December 2015, at 11:04 p.m.
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        Igor -- Saturday, 19 December 2015, at 12:48 a.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Friday, 18 December 2015, at 5:55 p.m.
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    Art Grater -- Friday, 18 December 2015, at 6:45 p.m.
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    Sean Garber -- Friday, 18 December 2015, at 9:34 p.m.
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    Igor -- Friday, 18 December 2015, at 10:24 p.m.
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      RobertFontaine -- Saturday, 19 December 2015, at 6:39 a.m.
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    Ken Larsen -- Saturday, 19 December 2015, at 1:42 p.m.
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      rew -- Saturday, 19 December 2015, at 2:41 p.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 19 December 2015, at 6:25 p.m.
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        roadkillbooks -- Sunday, 3 January 2016, at 7:51 a.m.
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      David Rockwell -- Saturday, 19 December 2015, at 4:19 p.m.
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    ed olaughlin -- Saturday, 19 December 2015, at 8:00 p.m.
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      David Rockwell -- Sunday, 20 December 2015, at 12:31 a.m.
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    Albert Steg -- Sunday, 20 December 2015, at 3:29 p.m.
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      Julia Hayward -- Wednesday, 23 December 2015, at 8:59 p.m.
      • It's a New Year; Let's do Something New--wonderful
        Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 24 December 2015, at 6:24 a.m.
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      Grant Hoffman -- Wednesday, 23 December 2015, at 9:26 p.m.
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    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 26 December 2015, at 8:42 p.m.
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      Phil simborg -- Sunday, 27 December 2015, at 12:58 a.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Sunday, 27 December 2015, at 2:33 a.m.
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          Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 27 December 2015, at 6:40 a.m.
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            Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 27 December 2015, at 3:51 p.m.
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              Jake Jacobs -- Monday, 28 December 2015, at 2:11 a.m.
              • It's a New Year; Let's do Something New
                Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 29 December 2015, at 12:43 a.m.
                • It's a New Year; Let's do Something New
                  Jake Jacobs -- Tuesday, 29 December 2015, at 4:11 a.m.
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                    Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 29 December 2015, at 5:17 a.m.
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                    Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 30 December 2015, at 11:04 p.m.
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                      Jake Jacobs -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 3:26 a.m.
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    Ken Larsen -- Sunday, 3 January 2016, at 6:58 p.m.
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      Stick -- Sunday, 3 January 2016, at 7:04 p.m.
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        Ken Larsen -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 2:09 p.m.
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          Stick -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 3:26 p.m.
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            Colin Owen -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 11:52 p.m.
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              Stick -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 11:56 p.m.
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                Colin Owen -- Wednesday, 6 January 2016, at 2:19 a.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 6:23 p.m.
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            Ken Larsen -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 6:49 p.m.
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              Stick -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 7:46 p.m.
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          neilkaz -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 6:29 p.m.
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            Ken Larsen -- Tuesday, 5 January 2016, at 5:28 a.m.
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      neilkaz -- Sunday, 3 January 2016, at 9:14 p.m.
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      Phil Simborg -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 6:58 a.m.
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    Coolrey -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 5:47 p.m.
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      vidvis -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 7:25 p.m.
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        David Rennie -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 10:27 p.m.
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    Casper Van der Tak -- Monday, 4 January 2016, at 10:52 p.m.
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      tem_sat -- Tuesday, 5 January 2016, at 1:07 a.m.
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        Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 5 January 2016, at 8:33 a.m.