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Why isn't backgammon played for table stakes?

Posted By: leobueno
Date: Saturday, 4 June 2011, at 1:23 p.m.

I did not have a name for it, but when I play with the kids, we use chips instead of keeping match or money scores on paper. I think the visual and concrete feedback enhances the kids' experience; they feel like they are playing for something.

This post-- http://www.bgonline.org/forums/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=56912 --about Tom's iPhone application taught me a new term, "table stakes".

This got me thinking: BG is played as money games, which can be financially risky when the cube runs up. BG is played as matches, which have their own complexity and are useful in the tournament setting.

Why isn't backgammon played for table stakes?

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• Why isn't backgammon played for table stakes?
  leobueno -- Saturday, 4 June 2011, at 1:23 p.m.
  • Why isn't backgammon played for table stakes?
    Stick -- Saturday, 4 June 2011, at 1:29 p.m.
    • Why isn't backgammon played for table stakes?
      leobueno -- Saturday, 4 June 2011, at 2:19 p.m.
      • Why isn't backgammon played for table stakes?
        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Saturday, 4 June 2011, at 5:14 p.m.
      • Why isn't backgammon played for table stakes?
        Stick -- Sunday, 5 June 2011, at 6:49 a.m.
        • Why isn't backgammon played for table stakes?
          leobueno -- Sunday, 5 June 2011, at 1:02 p.m.
          • Why isn't backgammon played for table stakes?
            Bob Koca -- Sunday, 5 June 2011, at 4:05 p.m.
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            Colin Owen -- Sunday, 5 June 2011, at 5:30 p.m.
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              Bob Koca -- Sunday, 5 June 2011, at 9:07 p.m.
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                Colin Owen -- Monday, 6 June 2011, at 3:11 a.m.
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              Fabrice Liardet -- Monday, 6 June 2011, at 10:05 a.m.
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      neilkaz -- Saturday, 4 June 2011, at 4:01 p.m.
  • Why isn't backgammon played for table stakes?
    Seth -- Saturday, 4 June 2011, at 2:24 p.m.
    • Why isn't backgammon played for table stakes?
      leobueno -- Saturday, 4 June 2011, at 2:46 p.m.
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    Bob Glass -- Sunday, 5 June 2011, at 7:26 a.m.
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    Stein Kulseth -- Monday, 6 June 2011, at 9:13 a.m.
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      Fabrice Liardet -- Monday, 6 June 2011, at 10:08 a.m.
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        Casper van der Tak -- Monday, 6 June 2011, at 10:58 a.m.
  • Why isn't backgammon played for table stakes?
    Phil Simborg -- Monday, 6 June 2011, at 2:48 p.m.