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What Backgammon Needs to Thrive

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 3:27 p.m.

In Response To: What Backgammon Needs to Thrive (Stick)

Make sure to distinguish between "what will make BG better for ME" and "what will make BG better in the larger picture". Often these are the same, but not always.

I'm surprised you, at 31 (right?) being easily one of the youngest players at US tournaments wouldn't mention the lack of young people. If we can get young people interested, not only will the game improve in the short term, but thrive in the long run.

Easier said than done, but getting backgammon into high schools would be a plus, IMO. They have chess, bridge, and Scrabble (although I doubt any of those is a huge draw to the cellphone generation). BG is doable. Not every principle or schoolboard is a Bill Frist clone.

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• What Backgammon Needs to Thrive
  Stick -- Wednesday, 12 December 2007, at 4:22 p.m.
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    Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 12 December 2007, at 5:32 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 12 December 2007, at 5:37 p.m.
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        Stick -- Wednesday, 12 December 2007, at 5:54 p.m.
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          Keene -- Wednesday, 12 December 2007, at 6:30 p.m.
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            Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 12 December 2007, at 9:50 p.m.
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              Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 1:34 a.m.
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                Stick -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 4:15 a.m.
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                  Gregg Cattanach -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 4:03 p.m.
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                    Stick -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 4:41 p.m.
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            Stick -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 4:10 a.m.
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              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 5:44 a.m.
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              mamabear -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 1:50 p.m.
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                Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 5:26 p.m.
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                  Jason Lee -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 5:55 p.m.
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                    Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 7:38 p.m.
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                      Caryl Stephanson -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 8:08 p.m.
                    • About online Leagues and free BG
                      Mislav Radica -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 8:31 p.m.
                      • About online Leagues and free BG
                        tem_sat -- Saturday, 15 December 2007, at 8:11 p.m.
                    • What Backgammon Needs to Thrive
                      Stick -- Friday, 14 December 2007, at 12:58 a.m.
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                      Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 14 December 2007, at 2:49 a.m.
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                        Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 14 December 2007, at 2:52 a.m.
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                          Chuck Bower -- Friday, 14 December 2007, at 2:17 p.m.
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                        Caryl Stephanson -- Friday, 14 December 2007, at 4:28 p.m.
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          Bill Riles -- Wednesday, 12 December 2007, at 6:31 p.m.
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    Frank Berger -- Wednesday, 12 December 2007, at 5:53 p.m.
  • All Are Missing the Point
    Stanley E. Richards -- Wednesday, 12 December 2007, at 10:13 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 12 December 2007, at 10:33 p.m.
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        Stick -- Wednesday, 12 December 2007, at 10:45 p.m.
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          Caryl Stephanson -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 6:48 p.m.
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            Stick -- Friday, 14 December 2007, at 12:50 a.m.
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              Caryl Stephanson -- Friday, 14 December 2007, at 4:30 p.m.
    • TV NT
      happyjuggler0 -- Wednesday, 12 December 2007, at 11:09 p.m.
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      garyo -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 5:22 a.m.
      • damn, i forgot
        garyo -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 5:26 a.m.
        • damn, i forgot
          Matt Cohn-Geier -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 5:37 a.m.
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    Steve Mellen -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 2:04 p.m.
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    Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 3:27 p.m.
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      Stick -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 4:39 p.m.
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        Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 5:07 p.m.
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          Marty Storer -- Friday, 14 December 2007, at 5:57 p.m.
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        RobertFontaine -- Thursday, 13 December 2007, at 11:47 p.m.
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    mamabear -- Friday, 14 December 2007, at 10:15 p.m.
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    Mislav Radica -- Saturday, 15 December 2007, at 11:39 p.m.