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Kocagammon backgammon variant
Posted By: Bob Koca In Response To: Kocagammon backgammon variant (Nack Ballard)
Date: Monday, 9 September 2024, at 6:32 a.m.
I don't like choices b - f at all. For b and c I don't see why would want to introduce all that extra luck with a coin toss. For choice d I am not sure what you mean by interlocking (to me that means checkers can move from one board to another but Kocagammon has two separate backgammon games occurring) but with 3 boards the important stressor of lack of options is greatly diminished when have played on the same board twice in a row. For e and f, I would rather play Kocagammon again, as I consider it the best backgammon variant. I meant play Kocagammon again when I said play again.
Choice a is by far the best. When one game ends another starts up again on that board with the usual starting position and the where played indicator remaining as it was. Could get doubles to play from the starting position. Could even make it something like first to N points wins. One slight thing that is lost until the 7th game are some strategic resignations. For example, if just played twice on board A and would like to play there next turn, and board B is hopeless (either literally 0 percent win chance or small win chance) you could resign board B to free yourself to play on board A right away again. If a new game starts right away on Board B you wouldn't be able to play on board A right away again.
I considered having each individual game be with a doubling cube. One might want to try that, but I think there is enough happening already without it.
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