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Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Monday, 18 January 2010, at 3:40 p.m.

In Response To: Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon? (Matt Cohn-Geier)

I really agree that I find 51 to be the most irritating roll on average, and wish it on my opponents most often.

Theoretically, I would consider taking the prop if it were limited to real contact positions where both players have at least one checker as far back as the 18 point. Clearly, once the forces begin to disengage, pips become more important than flexibility.

Practically speaking, I wouldn't waste my time doing this.

Messages In This Thread

• Toughest 52 of my life
  Stick -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 12:49 p.m.
  • Toughest 52 of my life
    Petter Bengtsson -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 1:10 p.m.
  • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
    Seth -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 3:00 p.m.
    • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
      Bill Riles -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 3:42 p.m.
      • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 4:54 p.m.
        • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
          neilkaz -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 5:15 p.m.
          • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
            Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 6:59 p.m.
          • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
            Seth -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 10:41 p.m.
        • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
          Bill Riles -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 8:21 p.m.
    • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
      Steve Mellen -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 5:51 p.m.
    • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
      Joe Russell -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 9:29 p.m.
    • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
      Stick -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 9:49 p.m.
      • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
        Bill Riles -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 10:41 p.m.
        • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
          Stick -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 10:59 p.m.
        • I know what the worst roll at the NY Metro was.
          Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 11:39 p.m.
      • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
        Chiva Tafazzoli -- Sunday, 17 January 2010, at 1:46 a.m.
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      Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 18 January 2010, at 1:39 p.m.
      • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 18 January 2010, at 2:14 p.m.
        • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
          Rich Munitz -- Monday, 18 January 2010, at 3:40 p.m.
          • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
            Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 18 January 2010, at 3:40 p.m.
          • Question: What roll do you consider to be worst roll in backgammon?
            Bob Koca -- Monday, 18 January 2010, at 6:46 p.m.
  • Toughest 52 of my life
    Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 4:19 p.m.
    • Toughest 52 of my life
      John O'Hagan -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 4:42 p.m.
      • Toughest 52 of my life
        Steve Mellen -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 5:51 p.m.
    • Both Five Points?
      Paul Weaver -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 7:39 p.m.
      • Both Five Points?
        Sam Pottle -- Saturday, 16 January 2010, at 9:47 p.m.
    • Toughest 52 of my life
      Gregg Cattanach -- Monday, 18 January 2010, at 3:43 p.m.
  • Toughest 52 of my life
    Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 17 January 2010, at 12:53 a.m.
  • Toughest 52 of my life
    Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 17 January 2010, at 2:27 a.m.
    • Toughest 52 of my life
      Stick -- Sunday, 17 January 2010, at 2:39 a.m.
      • Toughest 52 of my life
        neilkaz -- Sunday, 17 January 2010, at 4:21 a.m.
        • Toughest 52 of my life
          Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 17 January 2010, at 4:26 a.m.
          • Toughest 52 of my life
            Leonardo Jerkovic -- Sunday, 17 January 2010, at 4:27 a.m.
          • Toughest 52 of my life
            neilkaz -- Sunday, 17 January 2010, at 4:30 a.m.
            • Toughest 52 of my life
              Nack Ballard -- Sunday, 17 January 2010, at 2:18 p.m.
      • Toughest 52 of my life
        Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 17 January 2010, at 2:23 p.m.
      • Toughest 52 of my life
        Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 17 January 2010, at 3:54 p.m.
        • Toughest 52 of my life
          Stick -- Sunday, 17 January 2010, at 9:33 p.m.
  • Toughest 52 of my life
    christian munk-christensen -- Sunday, 17 January 2010, at 9:55 a.m.
  • Rollout
    Stick -- Monday, 18 January 2010, at 9:23 p.m.
    • Rollout
      Nack Ballard -- Tuesday, 19 January 2010, at 12:16 a.m.
      • Rollout
        Stick -- Tuesday, 19 January 2010, at 12:59 a.m.
    • Rollout
      Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 19 January 2010, at 11:00 p.m.