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Grass roots development needed

Posted By: David Rockwell
Date: Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 2:57 p.m.

In Response To: Grass roots development needed (Rich Munitz)

There is a lot of potential in creating school rivalries. If you get two or more schools with Backgammon teams that can compete against each other, that would be far better than one school with a program. Backgammon is ideal for these rivalries since the stronger team will not always win. Compare this to Chess or Go where upsets will be few and far between.

Lopsided results are a problem for games like Chess. You have to continually bring in more patzers since the players at the bottom inevitably drop out. Backgammon is a much better game in this respect. Everyone gets their chance to win sometimes. Backgammon is excellent for a scholastic environment.

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  Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 12:15 p.m.
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    David Rockwell -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 1:30 p.m.
    • Factors for Tournament Attendance 3
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 1:53 p.m.
    • Grass roots development needed
      Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 2:39 p.m.
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        David Rockwell -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 2:57 p.m.
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          mamabear -- Wednesday, 7 October 2009, at 2:09 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 4:10 p.m.
      • Caution ..political rant inside
        neilkaz -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 5:41 p.m.
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          W Womack -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 7:21 p.m.
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            neilkaz -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 7:39 p.m.
        • Caution ..political rant inside
          Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 8:34 p.m.
          • Caution ..political rant inside
            Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 7 October 2009, at 12:34 a.m.
            • Caution ..political rant inside
              Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 7 October 2009, at 2:40 a.m.
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    Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 1:49 p.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 2:16 p.m.
      • Factors for Tournament Attendance 3
        Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 2:44 p.m.
    • Factors for Tournament Attendance 3
      dc-ohio -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 3:01 p.m.
  • Factors for Tournament Attendance 3
    Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 2:00 p.m.
    • Factors for Tournament Attendance 3
      David Rockwell -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 2:41 p.m.
      • Factors for Tournament Attendance 3
        Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 4:48 p.m.
    • Factors for Tournament Attendance 3
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 4:08 p.m.
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    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 8:00 p.m.
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    Stick -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 11:18 p.m.
    • Factors for Tournament Attendance 3
      Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 6 October 2009, at 11:49 p.m.
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      Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 7 October 2009, at 2:19 a.m.
      • Factors for Tournament Attendance 3
        Stick -- Wednesday, 7 October 2009, at 2:22 a.m.
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          Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 7 October 2009, at 2:40 a.m.