Looking for program that plays variation
Chris Moellering
thing. I would really like to find a program that allows for a rules
variation that a bunch of my friends like to play. The variation is this--
To bear off at the end, you must roll the exact number to get you off,
instead of being able to use any higher roll as well. From what they tell me
this is a relatively popular variation on backgammon so I would think there
would be software to support it.
If anyone knows of such a program (preferably freeware!) please e-mail me
direct. Thanks in advance.
--
Grace & peace,
Chris Moellering
LaFontaine, IN USA
moell...@fwi.com
Gregg Cattanach
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> I currently play JellyFish Light A LOT on my computer and enjoy the ornery
> thing. I would really like to find a program that allows for a rules
> variation that a bunch of my friends like to play. The variation is this--
>
> To bear off at the end, you must roll the exact number to get you off,
> instead of being able to use any higher roll as well. From what they tell
me
> this is a relatively popular variation on backgammon so I would think
there
> would be software to support it.
>
> If anyone knows of such a program (preferably freeware!) please e-mail me
> direct. Thanks in advance.
Actually, this is a very obscure rules variation, and I haven't seen it used
anywhere that I play. It also tends to greatly even out any race when
someone is far ahead, because it takes so much longer for both sides to
finally bear off all their checkers. Also, all the 'common' knowledge
people learn in regular backgammon about equities in straight races goes
completely out the window with this rule.
I wouldn't like to play this way, (few would), and I bet you can't find any
software that uses this rule. OT: One other 'odd' rule IS supported by
GnuBG: where you can only have 5 checkers max on any one point. They call
it the 'Egyptian rule'.
Gregg C.
Walter Trice
"Gregg Cattanach" <gcattana...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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> "Chris Moellering" <moell...@fwi.com> wrote in message
> news:Xt_N9.1147$Eh.1...@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> > I currently play JellyFish Light A LOT on my computer and enjoy the
ornery
> > thing. I would really like to find a program that allows for a rules
> > variation that a bunch of my friends like to play. The variation is
this--
> >
> > To bear off at the end, you must roll the exact number to get you off,
> > instead of being able to use any higher roll as well. From what they
tell
> me
> > this is a relatively popular variation on backgammon so I would think
> there
> > would be software to support it.
> >
> > If anyone knows of such a program (preferably freeware!) please e-mail
me
> > direct. Thanks in advance.
>
> Actually, this is a very obscure rules variation, and I haven't seen it
used
> anywhere that I play. It also tends to greatly even out any race when
> someone is far ahead, because it takes so much longer for both sides to
> finally bear off all their checkers. Also, all the 'common' knowledge
> people learn in regular backgammon about equities in straight races goes
> completely out the window with this rule.
Actually, when played with the doubling cube this is a very exciting game,
for people who like to gamble and who enjoy big swings :-)
-- Walter Trice
swallow
>"Chris Moellering" wrote:
>> To bear off at the end, you must roll the exact number to get you off,
>> instead of being able to use any higher roll as well. From what they tell
>me
>> this is a relatively popular variation on backgammon so I would think
>there
>> would be software to support it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>Gregg C.answered:
>Actually, this is a very obscure rules variation, and I haven't seen it used
>anywhere that I play.
>>
>>
This is the way how 'Tric Trac' was played over here (Holland) when I
saw it in the past. But it is a different game alltogether. All 15
checkers start at point zero, double rolls are handled differently,
and there is no cube. It is basically indeed a very slow version of
backgammon. I believe that Tric Trac is the historical ancestor of bg,
or one of them....it was an out of fashion game here already when the
bg wave started in the 70's.
P.
Ron & Ann Barry
> >"Chris Moellering" wrote:
>
> >> To bear off at the end, you must roll the exact number to get you off,
> >> instead of being able to use any higher roll as well. From what they tell
> >me
> >> this is a relatively popular variation on backgammon so I would think
> >there
> >> would be software to support it.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Acey Deucey is played this way, at least by the people with whom I have played
it.
Regards, Ron Barry.