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Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices

Posted By: Roland Scheicher
Date: Friday, 26 August 2022, at 11:48 a.m.

In Response To: Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices (Roland Scheicher)

In the early days of tournament backgammon this seems to have been quite usual.

Lee Genud, world champion 1981, writes in her book (Lee Genud’s backgammon book, see

https://archive.org/details/leegenudsbackgam00gen_9jx/page/146/mode/1up ) on page 146:

“The Calcutta may provide a method of seeding the players based on who was auctioned off for the highest amounts.”

And a few pages earlier (page 143, https://archive.org/details/leegenudsbackgam00gen_9jx/page/143/mode/1up )

“Byes […] They may be given randomly by a draw or the players may be “seeded” (the best players) based on their ability to play or based on the amount they are sold for in an auction if you choose to run a Calcutta […]”

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• Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
  Roland Scheicher -- Monday, 6 July 2015, at 7:46 a.m.
  • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
    neilkaz -- Monday, 6 July 2015, at 2:45 p.m.
    • +1 *NM*
      Casper Van der Tak -- Monday, 6 July 2015, at 3:01 p.m.
    • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
      Colin Owen -- Monday, 6 July 2015, at 3:27 p.m.
      • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
        neilkaz -- Monday, 6 July 2015, at 3:38 p.m.
        • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
          Colin Owen -- Monday, 6 July 2015, at 3:48 p.m.
          • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
            Stick -- Monday, 6 July 2015, at 4:16 p.m.
            • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
              Colin Owen -- Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 11:48 p.m.
    • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
      Bill -- Monday, 6 July 2015, at 6:17 p.m.
      • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
        Stick -- Monday, 6 July 2015, at 6:35 p.m.
        • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
          neilkaz -- Monday, 6 July 2015, at 6:48 p.m.
      • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
        David Rockwell -- Monday, 6 July 2015, at 6:48 p.m.
    • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
      Jake Jacobs -- Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 2:10 a.m.
      • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 4:14 p.m.
        • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
          Jake Jacobs -- Thursday, 9 July 2015, at 2:21 a.m.
    • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
      Roland Scheicher -- Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 7:06 a.m.
      • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
        Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 10:46 a.m.
        • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
          Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 11:04 a.m.
        • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
          Colin Owen -- Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 2:46 p.m.
          • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
            Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 8:07 p.m.
            • It's not quite easy, but it can be done.
              Roland Scheicher -- Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 8:34 p.m.
              • It's not quite easy, but it can be done.
                Roland Scheicher -- Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 8:37 p.m.
  • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
    Roland Scheicher -- Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 5:57 a.m.
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    Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 9:57 p.m.
    • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
      Stick -- Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 10:00 p.m.
    • Seeding players according to the Calcutta prices
      Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 8 July 2015, at 1:23 p.m.