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Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?

Posted By: Jake Jacobs
Date: Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 4:33 a.m.

In Response To: Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players? (Sam Pottle)

According to Dean Muench (not averse to the occasional exaggeration) he was kibitzing a money session between two top players, one a Giant from the 80's, sort of the Doogie Howser of his day, the other an at-the-time-not-yet-famous player from the Northeast, not-ever-known-for-his-fashion-sense. Supposedly the little giant looked up, startled after his opponent made a good play, and said: "Hey, you play pretty well for a guy giving up eighty IQ points!"

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• Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
  Max Levenstein -- Wednesday, 3 August 2011, at 6:25 p.m.
  • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
    Sam Pottle -- Wednesday, 3 August 2011, at 7:36 p.m.
    • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
      Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 3 August 2011, at 8:18 p.m.
      • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
        Sam Pottle -- Wednesday, 3 August 2011, at 8:52 p.m.
        • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
          Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 3 August 2011, at 10:05 p.m.
          • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 1:57 a.m.
            • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
              Sam Pottle -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 2:54 a.m.
            • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
              David Rockwell -- Friday, 5 August 2011, at 2:07 a.m.
        • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
          Jake Jacobs -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 4:33 a.m.
      • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
        falafel -- Friday, 5 August 2011, at 9:34 a.m.
        • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
          christian munk-christensen -- Friday, 5 August 2011, at 11:23 a.m.
          • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
            Stick -- Friday, 5 August 2011, at 1:35 p.m.
          • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
            Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 6 August 2011, at 12:26 a.m.
        • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
          Bob Koca -- Friday, 5 August 2011, at 3:27 p.m.
  • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
    Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 12:43 a.m.
  • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
    Justin N. -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 2:02 a.m.
  • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
    Stick -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 4:53 a.m.
    • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
      Max Levenstein -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 6:04 a.m.
    • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
      Ray Kershaw -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 8:04 a.m.
      • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
        Stick -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 8:10 a.m.
    • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
      Chris Bray -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 2:28 p.m.
      • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
        Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 4:29 p.m.
        • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
          Bob Koca -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 9:32 p.m.
        • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
          Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 10:28 p.m.
          • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
            Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 10:58 p.m.
    • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
      David Rockwell -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 5:24 p.m.
      • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
        Daniel Murphy -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 11:12 p.m.
      • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
        Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 6 August 2011, at 12:38 a.m.
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        Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 6 August 2011, at 10:31 p.m.
  • Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?
    Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 4 August 2011, at 11:05 p.m.