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It seems the majority of people create Backgammon tournaments with the setting '1 win match', be it in round-robin or 1-1 play. That may be the best way for most games, but for BG I think the better choice would be at least '5 points with doubling cube' or even higher. The reason is that BG has a significant factor of luck, and even as the world champion, you could lose a match against Joe Schmoe if the dice roll unlucky - but not so easily a match for 5. Whatever, anyone who seriously plays BG, knows what I talk about. For me, this discourages me from joining any of those tournaments, especially when they are 1-on-1, as it is mostly luck deciding who wins the tourney.
Here my question: Am I alone with that opinion, and all others are happy with how they are offered? if yes, then fine. I can always make tourneys the way I prefer them if I want. No hard feelings. If no, then I wanted the tournament creators to know that; so they can create them as '5 point with doubling' (or more) and get more players. Maybe they are just not aware of it?
Aganju: И аз мисля, че късметът в таблата е доста важен и затова е желателно мачовете да са по-дълги; дублиращият куб също увеличава вероятността да победи по-добрият, а не по-големият късметлия.
(hide) Tired of placing boats or Espionage pieces at the begining of the game? You can go to Game Editors and save some of your favourite positions for future use. (pauloaguia) (show all tips)