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Volunteers help grow the game

Posted By: Michael Petch
Date: Friday, 1 July 2011, at 3:23 a.m.

In Response To: Volunteers help grow the game (Phil Simborg)

Phil Wrote: "Also, those who say the gambling aspects of backgammon will keep up out of the schools are being proven wrong"

If you are referring to me with this you didn't read what I said previously. If not then it was meant for someone else besides me. if you are referring to me then can you quote where I said this? What I will say is that as long as backgammon flies under the radar you'll be okay. But some day it will take some people strong in their convictions; with no sense of the value of backgammon as a mathematics tool; and a sense of the gambling aspect to start complaining. I can also side with the parents who may feel this way, I think they do have a legitimate argument.

I still personally believe that backgammon at younger ages in school is not the right way. We will need to disagree on that point - but I have never ever said it would be a failure, but I will say that there may be bumps on the road in the future.

College level, different story altogether - I am all for that.

Messages In This Thread

• Volunteers help grow the game
  Phil Simborg -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 1:24 a.m.
  • Volunteers help grow the game
    Michael Petch -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 3:23 a.m.
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      rory -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 3:39 a.m.
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        rory -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 3:41 a.m.
        • Volunteers help grow the game
          Michael Petch -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 3:55 a.m.
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            Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 3 July 2011, at 2:59 p.m.
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          Michael Petch -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 4:32 a.m.
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            Bob Koca -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 4:49 a.m.
            • Volunteers help grow the game
              Michael Petch -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 5:29 a.m.
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            Tom Keith -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 1:20 p.m.
            • Volunteers help grow the game
              Michael Petch -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 10:27 p.m.
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                Joe Russell -- Saturday, 2 July 2011, at 1:52 a.m.
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        Chiva Tafazzoli -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 8:38 a.m.
        • Volunteers help grow the game
          Stick -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 8:45 a.m.
          • Volunteers help grow the game
            Michael Petch -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 8:50 a.m.
          • Volunteers help grow the game
            Chiva Tafazzoli -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 6:42 p.m.
  • Volunteers help grow the game
    Vincent Foley -- Friday, 1 July 2011, at 1:55 p.m.
  • Volunteers help grow the game
    Michael Petch -- Saturday, 2 July 2011, at 4:52 a.m.
    • Volunteers help grow the game
      Steve Mellen -- Saturday, 2 July 2011, at 6:45 a.m.
      • Responded to Privately *NM*
        Michael Petch -- Saturday, 2 July 2011, at 8:26 a.m.
    • Volunteers help grow the game
      Bob Koca -- Saturday, 2 July 2011, at 3:52 p.m.
  • Volunteers help grow the game
    rew -- Saturday, 2 July 2011, at 7:18 p.m.
  • "maybe some gambling"
    mtuhtan -- Monday, 4 July 2011, at 6:42 a.m.