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Nack Opening Plays

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Monday, 27 April 2026, at 3:53 a.m.

In Response To: Nack Opening Plays (Elizabeth (erichktn @ DG))

Your use of the word "pessimistic" confused me.

Kit wrote:

One thing which Goulding failed to emphasize in his analysis of the complex game is the importance of the race. This wasn't his fault -- this simply wasn't appreciated at the time Backgammon with the Champions was written. Once the game got complex enough, the race wasn't thought to be a major factor. Just throw those checkers where they belong, and good things will eventually happen. If a checker gets hit, it is simply recirculated so it can do good things later on. With the quality of competition those days, this wasn't such a bad philosophy. It was pretty difficult to lose a game once it got sufficiently complex.

Today, things have changed. Players have gotten better, so you can't count on them to automatically screw up a complex position. There is quite a bit of danger in falling behind in the race.

I believe Kit was agreeing with Kent that on average there are more complex decisions in Nackgammon than in backgammon, but his point was that the race (while less so) still matters.

Nack

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