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Fairest order of tie-breakers for backgammon round-robin tournaments?

Posted By: Casper Van der Tak
Date: Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 7:12 p.m.

In Response To: Fairest order of tie-breakers for backgammon round-robin tournaments? (phil simborg)

"a 1 point match isn't a whole lot more skill than flipping a coin if the players are fairly equal."

I agree, and originally I wanted to say roll for it, but playing for something always seems better. You can put a clock on it to speed it up. In any case, my implicit message is that tie-breakers are not straightforward, and are not clear to pick the player who, in any sense, has the better record. You could use Sonneborn-Berger, and that does not make particular sense either, but is fine when pre-announced.

Messages In This Thread

• Fairest order of tie-breakers for backgammon round-robin tournaments?
  sebalotek -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 2:58 p.m.
  • Fairest order of tie-breakers for backgammon round-robin tournaments?
    Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 3:05 p.m.
    • Fairest order of tie-breakers for backgammon round-robin tournaments?
      phil simborg -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 4:03 p.m.
      • Fairest order of tie-breakers for backgammon round-robin tournaments?
        niuniuch -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 4:48 p.m.
        • Fairest order of tie-breakers for backgammon round-robin tournaments?
          phil simborg -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 2:35 a.m.
          • Fairest order of tie-breakers for backgammon round-robin tournaments?
            garyo -- Monday, 4 April 2016, at 7:02 a.m.
            • Fairest order of tie-breakers for backgammon round-robin tournaments?
              sebalotek -- Thursday, 7 April 2016, at 3:57 p.m.
      • Fairest order of tie-breakers for backgammon round-robin tournaments?
        Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 3 April 2016, at 7:12 p.m.