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Curious question: What is the difference between backgammon players?

Posted By: christian munk-christensen
Date: Friday, 5 August 2011, at 11:23 a.m.

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

I agree.

Practice makes perfect.

You don't need a super high IQ to play backgammon at the highest level (though I believe it probably helps having one).

You need to be able to memorize a few things, pattern recognition, count and calculate a little. Nothing which requires a super high IQ.

Allow me to compare to bridge which I have been playing for 1,5 season now. To me bridge requires a lot more and is much more mentally draining. In bridge you need to remember all sorts of conventions and bidding systems, you need to remember how the bidding went, you need to use logic to deduce all the info possible from the bids, you have to remember how the cards were played, you have to calculate odds when opting for the best plan (while still remembering what info you obtained via the bidding), etc. To me bridge seems to require a lot more thought than backgammon.

Because of this, I reckon a high IQ is more necessary in bridge than in backgammon.

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