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You Never Know When You Might Need It

Posted By: Bill Riles
Date: Friday, 21 May 2010, at 4:09 p.m.

Interesting anecdotal story of a game/match I played yesterday.

I'm losing big and about to drop 4 more points. I have a crunched board and a single on the opponent's three point. He has several checkers off and only 2 checkers on his four point to clear for the win. He rolls 3-1 and plays 4/3*, 4/1. I commented he might have just taken one off and left the same number of shots. He replied: "I didn't need it, it wasn't necessary".

Well, of course, I hit the ace and after his several dances against my three point board I rolled a double to win the game on the last roll -- he with one checker sitting on his ace point. Of course, I was nice enough to not point out the irony of the situation -- not !! Coincidentally, he also lost the next game with a single checker on the ace point. I went on to win the match.

Obviously, in backgammon one should never lose focus and never assume a victory, or a loss, is assured until it is gin. Crazy things happen -- if you allow the possibility for them to happen.

Messages In This Thread

• You Never Know When You Might Need It
  Bill Riles -- Friday, 21 May 2010, at 4:09 p.m.
  • You Never Know When You Might Need It
    Bob Koca -- Friday, 21 May 2010, at 4:47 p.m.
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      Bill Riles -- Friday, 21 May 2010, at 5:07 p.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Friday, 21 May 2010, at 11:54 p.m.
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          Bill Riles -- Saturday, 22 May 2010, at 12:28 a.m.
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            Sam Pottle -- Saturday, 22 May 2010, at 6:40 p.m.
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      Timothy Chow -- Friday, 21 May 2010, at 5:17 p.m.
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        Chase -- Friday, 21 May 2010, at 7:01 p.m.
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          Timothy Chow -- Friday, 21 May 2010, at 7:58 p.m.
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      Stick -- Friday, 21 May 2010, at 11:13 p.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Friday, 21 May 2010, at 11:45 p.m.
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          Stick -- Saturday, 22 May 2010, at 12:03 a.m.
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            Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 22 May 2010, at 12:30 a.m.