BGonline.org Forums

Chicago Final

Posted By: Coolrey
Date: Sunday, 31 May 2009, at 9:10 p.m.

In Response To: Chicago Final (phil Simborg)

You get rewarded in cash as it stands. I lost this time, thats all, but I got to 85% in a match where my opponent had a luck factor of +3.5, (according to Bill's post).

In it Bill noted that the luck basically equalled out, but I am reminded of the time I read something Bill Robertie wrote which stated if the luck factor gets to -5, then you basically just can't win. 3.5 is 70% of the way to 5.

Anyway I rolled well enough to win, I am sure, but I made some bad checker plays. My two worst were on separate plays of (3,3). You can be sure I will be working on that.

Twice in this match I made an incorrect double that Larry passed. Three other times he made a blunder in passing a proper double I gave him. His goal was never to get gammoned, apparently. It worked, he didn't, and he won a couple of undoubled gammons of his own, like at 11-14*/15 when I held his 5 anchor (!).

In 21 games I never won a gammon or backgammon. You had to put the double match point game to music for him to win it, almost. My list of advantages and opportunities were long and varied.

Messages In This Thread

• Chicago Final
  Bill Riles -- Friday, 29 May 2009, at 4:37 a.m.
  • Chicago Final
    Bob Koca -- Friday, 29 May 2009, at 5:22 a.m.
    • Chicago Final
      Michael Petch -- Friday, 29 May 2009, at 5:29 a.m.
    • Chicago Final
      Gregg Cattanach -- Friday, 29 May 2009, at 12:28 p.m.
  • Chicago Final
    Coolrey -- Friday, 29 May 2009, at 10:33 p.m.
    • Chicago Final
      phil Simborg -- Saturday, 30 May 2009, at 12:24 p.m.
      • Chicago Final
        Stick -- Saturday, 30 May 2009, at 5:25 p.m.
      • Chicago Final
        Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 30 May 2009, at 6:01 p.m.
      • Chicago Final
        Coolrey -- Sunday, 31 May 2009, at 9:10 p.m.