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Mini-backgammon ?

Posted By: Fender
Date: Wednesday, 14 September 2011, at 2:29 p.m.

In Response To: Mini-backgammon ? (Fabrice Liardet)

Sorry if my answer is a bit harsh.

If a kid is not interested, then he is not interested. All those young chess players didn't start with 'mini-chess' either, they started with real chess. In my opinion that is the only way to start with backgammon (real backgammon). I don't think backgammon appeals to children much though, most people I know started with backgammon most early when they were in early twenties (A couple of exceptions here and there though).

All in all children are like adults, they have diverse interests. If I were a parent, I would try to encourage whatever they seem have a big interest for, weather that may be backgammon, chess, tennis, playing piano, painting, or whatever.

Sorry again if post is somewhat harsh, I don't want to tell anybody how to raise their children, I just wanted to give my view.

Messages In This Thread

• Mini-backgammon ?
  Fabrice Liardet -- Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 10:39 a.m.
  • Mini-backgammon ?
    Stick -- Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 10:58 a.m.
    • to bump or not to bump
      6stones -- Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 1:46 p.m.
    • Mini-backgammon ?
      Fabrice Liardet -- Monday, 12 September 2011, at 6:22 p.m.
  • Why not try hypergammon? *NM*
    adambulldog -- Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 2:37 p.m.
    • Why not try hypergammon?
      mtuhtan -- Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 3:27 p.m.
      • Why not try hypergammon?
        Fabrice Liardet -- Monday, 12 September 2011, at 6:31 p.m.
    • Why not try hypergammon?
      Fabrice Liardet -- Monday, 12 September 2011, at 6:24 p.m.
    • Hypergammon is just fine
      Fabrice Liardet -- Tuesday, 13 September 2011, at 5:29 p.m.
  • Mini-backgammon ?
    Fender -- Wednesday, 14 September 2011, at 2:29 p.m.