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Freakonomics: Why Isn’t Backgammon More Popular?

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Sunday, 19 December 2010, at 4:16 p.m.

In Response To: Freakonomics: Why Isn’t Backgammon More Popular? (Martaille Jean-Francois)

For the shorter match, I'm not an expert but my feeling was that a shorter match leads to more complicated cube decision.

There has been (and continues to be) arguments for MULTIPLE short(er) matches instead of one long match to emphasize match-cube handling skill. For example, best of three 7-point matches instead of one 17-point match.

Actually I wasn't clear at explaining what I meant. Frank Frigo has proposed a two tiered weekend tournament where the first event is a Masters field with big entry fees and prizes. This would (at least partly :) satisfy players who want skill and tough competition to be the norm. Tracking these results would give an indication of the best players.

The second part of the weekend would be an Open competition where a full range (pros to novices) would compete. The entry fee would be small and the match lengths would be short, e.g. a single 5-pointer. This would give less-than-pro players a chance to not only compete with the best but also even a chance to win!

For this to work as illustrated, the pros would have to go along with the idea often shelving their egos for the greater good of backgammon. I think that's possible.

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