Herlock Sholmes: I like the idea a lot.  We play a version of this on another site.  The number of checkers remaining on the board in the final position count toward computing the "value" of a victory/loss, but there are some other multipliers counted as well: (1) the distance of the farthest checker back, ranging from 1 for being in their inner board up to 5 for still being on the bar, (2) 2x or 3x for gammons or backgammons, plus some additional multipliers that kick in in later rounds of tournaments, further raising the stakes.

So the games can range in value from just 1 in early rounds, on up through several hundred.  Tournament participants begin with 100 units/points/chips.  Players who suffer losses that cost all of their remaining units are eliminated from the event.  To me, at least, the event has a poker-like feel, as the field is reduced in size, and relatively enormous sums change hands.