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Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?

Posted By: phil simborg
Date: Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 1:53 p.m.

In Response To: Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent? (happyjuggler0)

There are several ways to determine who is best, and they are all imperfect, but here is my list:

1. who has the highest percentage of winning tournament for the tournaments entered; 2. who has the best w/l record in major tournament play 3. who has the lowest PR rating in major tournament play 4. who scores the best on tests and in duplicate backgammon games (which is essentially a test where everyone sees the exact same position every move) 5. who has the best w/l record against Giants (I would include anyone who has been on the top 32 Giant list since it's inception) 6. who has the best record against Stick

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• Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
  happyjuggler0 -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 5:53 a.m.
  • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
    Michael Petch -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 6:19 a.m.
    • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
      higonefive -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 6:37 a.m.
      • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
        Michael Petch -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 6:45 a.m.
        • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
          higonefive -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 7:13 a.m.
          • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
            Michael Petch -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 7:49 a.m.
            • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
              higonefive -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 9:19 a.m.
              • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
                Michael Petch -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 9:49 a.m.
      • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
        Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 6:47 p.m.
        • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
          Fabrice Liardet -- Friday, 12 November 2010, at 10:56 a.m.
    • American football analogy?
      Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 6:42 p.m.
      • American football analogy?
        Rich Munitz -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 7:05 p.m.
      • American football analogy?
        Michael Petch -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 9:01 p.m.
  • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
    mtuhtan -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 6:24 a.m.
  • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
    Maik Stiebler -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 6:51 a.m.
  • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 8:21 a.m.
    • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
      Michael Petch -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 9:04 a.m.
    • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
      rew -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 1:55 p.m.
    • the old
      garyo -- Friday, 12 November 2010, at 6:32 p.m.
  • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
    phil simborg -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 1:53 p.m.
  • Error rate differences
    Timothy Chow -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 3:25 p.m.
    • Error rate differences
      Maik Stiebler -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 8:37 p.m.
      • Error rate differences
        Timothy Chow -- Friday, 12 November 2010, at 1:06 a.m.
        • Error rate differences
          Chuck Bower -- Friday, 12 November 2010, at 2:51 a.m.
        • Error rate differences
          Maik Stiebler -- Friday, 12 November 2010, at 6:05 a.m.
          • Error rate differences
            Fabrice Liardet -- Friday, 12 November 2010, at 10:48 a.m.
            • Error rate differences
              Timothy Chow -- Friday, 12 November 2010, at 6:15 p.m.
              • Error rate differences
                Maik Stiebler -- Friday, 12 November 2010, at 10:32 p.m.
                • Error rate differences
                  Timothy Chow -- Friday, 12 November 2010, at 11:44 p.m.
                  • Error rate differences
                    Maik Stiebler -- Saturday, 13 November 2010, at 8:49 a.m.
            • Error rate differences
              Maik Stiebler -- Friday, 12 November 2010, at 10:42 p.m.
              • Error rate differences
                Fabrice Liardet -- Sunday, 14 November 2010, at 7:35 p.m.
                • Error rate differences
                  Maik Stiebler -- Sunday, 14 November 2010, at 7:46 p.m.
  • Who is the better BG player: the one who has the lowest error rate, or the one who somehow maximizes the difference between his errror rate and that of his opponent?
    Steve Mellen -- Thursday, 11 November 2010, at 10:00 p.m.