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Preparing for the coming age of clocked BG

Posted By: Bill Riles
Date: Wednesday, 10 September 2008, at 4:07 p.m.

In Response To: Preparing for the coming age of clocked BG (Bob Koca)

Chuck's point is important.

Seems many backgammon players fall into two major categories: those that never count and those that count too often.

There are only a few times in any given game where the count is important. So, don't waste time otherwise.

As UBK says, you can keep a running relative count from the start but even this may be a bit excessive -- plus you may well still need the absolute count too. One can make an absolute count at a critical juncture and then keep a running count from that point for a few rolls, as required.

And people should learn to count, it is quite easy with practice. I do absolute counts because I want to know the total, something important in addition to the relative count difference. The various grouping and offset methods are quite good, accurate, and fast.

I've played on a clock probably 20-30 times in the last year or two -- mostly with 2/12 settings, a few with 2/15 settings. Even with the need for occasional counting I've never come close to a time crunch. People just need to play with a clock a bit to get comfortable with it.

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