Subject: Re: No international set of Backgammon rules?
Chessmaster1000: The number of different backgammon games is finite if, and only if, there's at least one game with a position that repeats itself. And that's not hard to construct - just take a game with both sides having 14 pieces on their 1 spot, and the remaining pieces not having broken contact. Then repeatedly, knock of the single piece. Eventually, the position must repeat itself.
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