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zen in the art of backgammon

Posted By: Phil Simborg
Date: Friday, 28 August 2009, at 10:40 a.m.

In Response To: zen in the art of backgammon (adambulldog)

As someone who has been teaching beginners and intermediates for over 20 years, and who has been playing over 50 years, and has been studying the game seriously and working on improving my game for at least 25 years, I think I can speak with some level of authority on this subject.

1. Desire, and time, and discipline, and using the right tools to learn are all necessary--the most important tools are books, articles, proper use of bots, and having a good teacher or mentor. 2. Even with all of the above, unless you are blessed with a terrific memory, high IQ, excellent math skills, and excellent gaming skills, you cannot possibly rise to the top. (You can, however, like me, become competitive at the Championship level, given enough time and effort even without all of those traits.) 3. Even if you have everything in No. 1 and No. 2, unless you also have a good temperament and can take defeat in stride, you will probably not get to the top level and if you did, you would not remain there very long as the dice will destroy you and either drive you out of the game or drive you crazy.

If you truly want to get to the top, it is helpful not to have too much involvement with family, work, friends, sports, exercise, politics, or humanity in general.

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