BACKGAMMON / Best Opening Plays

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3 жыл бұрын

In Backgammon, there are 15 possible opening moves, according to the die roll. When a neural network was used to play millions of games of backgammon, some optimal opening plays were discovered that went against what most people thought before. Here, I will go over those openings and give my thoughts on them. Hope it helps you to win more at Backgammon!
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Backgammon is a classic abstract strategy game dating back thousands of years. Each player has a set of 15 "men" that must be moved from their starting positions, around, and then off the board. Dice are thrown each turn, and each player must decide which of his men to move based on the outcome of the roll. Players can capture each other's men, forcing the captured men to restart their journey around the board. The winner is the first player to get all 15 men off the board. A more recent addition to the game is the "doubling cube", which allows players to up the stakes of the game, as it is often played for money. Although the game relies on dice to determine movement, there is a large degree of strategy in deciding how to make the most effective moves given each dice roll as well as measuring the risk in terms of possible rolls the opponent may get.
Backgammon may be the first game to be mentioned in written history, going back 5,000 years to the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia. During the 1920's, archaeologists unearthed five boards from a cemetery in the ancient town of Ur. At another location, pieces and dice were also found along with the board. Boards from ancient Egypt have also been recovered from the tomb of Tutankhamun, including a mechanical dice box, no doubt intended to stop cheaters.
The names of the game were many. In Persia, Takhteh Nard which means "Battle on Wood". In Egypt, Tau, which may be the ancestor of Senat. In Rome, Ludus Duodecim Scriptorum ("game of twelve marks"), later, Tabula ("table"), and by the sixth century, Alea ("dice"). In ancient China, T-shu-p-u and later in Japan, Sugoroko. The English name may derive from "Bac gamen" meaning "Back Game", referring to re-entry of taken stones back to the board.
It was often enjoyed by the upper classes and is sometimes called "The Aristocratic Game." The Roman Emperor Claudius was known to be such a fan that he had a set built into his coach so he could play as he traveled (the world's first travel edition?).
The rules in English were standardized in 1743 by Edmond Hoyle. These remained popular until the American innovations of the 1930's.
- Description at www.boardgamegeek.com

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@le9335 Жыл бұрын

Want to learn backgammon after not playing since a kid so I’m watching videos today. This was by far the best tutorial I’ve watched. Very helpful. Thank you!

@andyfidler8544 Жыл бұрын

Nice video and good to allow the watcher to consider what to do before declaring suggested options. As a complete beginner this was a useful introduction to opening move strategies. Thanks.

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful! Thank you for the kind words and for watching!

@Paushrizess Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your effort you’ve put in this video, I’m a professional backgammon player and I totally do preferred or alternative moves all the time, mostly preferred ones, amazing video👍

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Glad you liked it! I'm looking to do more backgammon content soon!

@MrJackOfAllTraits Жыл бұрын

I've never studied backgammon at all but I do play quite frequently. I was pleased to see my strategies lined up with the preferred or alternative openings suggested by the computer in every scenario

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

Great! I found some of them surprising, by contrast

@BarryTheElephant 5 ай бұрын

For casual money/single games it’s all good and well to be loose with preferred plays, n match play or when your game Play Rating (PR) counts, some of these alternative moves can often be classed as significant errors, potentially denying a PR win. The right choice you take on an opening play can also depend on whether you should be playing more aggressively or conservatively according to how far ahead or behind you are in a match.

@MikeDindu Жыл бұрын

I'm going to change my playstyle now for the 6-4 opening because the preferred option by the computer is really great. You develop a back piece out of your opponents home board and set up a potential builder at the 8 point. Conservative play prevents you from getting embarrassed but also robs you of initiative and flexibility. The problem with setting up a block at the two point is that now those pieces are effectively taken out of play as there are a very limited number of ways they can attack your opponent and unless you build a big prime in your home board they won't be blocking pieces very much. The best real estate for making blocks are points 9-3 as those are places on the board that tend to see the most action.

@nostradamus7648 Жыл бұрын

HE DINDU NUFFIN

@MikeDindu Жыл бұрын

@@nostradamus7648 shieet

@johnbuck5181 8 ай бұрын

@@nostradamus7648 when Mike is the black checkers, he steals the dice.

@BillHimmel Ай бұрын

Glad to see my openings are approved by the silicon overlords!

@LegendaryTactics Ай бұрын

Ha ha ha, you are on the right track!

@PeterOzanne 3 ай бұрын

You say that "4-3 preferred move is risky, and you often get punished", but the opponent only hits with 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, (3 rolls) plus 2-6, 3-6, 3-5, and 4-5. As they each count twice (I'll explain for beginners), that's a further 8, making a total of 11 rolls out of 36. If you get hit, plenty of room to re-enter, AND, when you mostly get missed, there are a lot of numbers to make a point or attack. It's true that people make this roll when needing a gammon more than a simple win. Sometimes the move choices depend on the match score (leading or trailing by a significant amount) or who has the cube (when you star using the cube!). Another thing is the 6-2 and 6-3. When you split to the 18-point with the six, and play the 2 or 3 from the midpoint, you distribute your checkers better, and can additionally make your important 5-point with 6-1, 6-3, as well as the other numbers. Unless your opponent gets lucky with 6-6, 3-3, or 6-1 (only 4 rolls out of 36) you will often be able to "make " their bar-point with your other back-checker, or, if hit by, say, a 4-2, almost half your rolls will hit back from the bar. So the greater chance of being hit is at least outweighed by the chance of hitting back (gaining a lot of ground in the race) OR making their bar-point, plus making a point inside their home with a 1, a 3-2, or a 5-4). It's a very nice video for beginners! Going forward I'd recommend videos by Grandmasters (yes, this exists in Backgammon!) like Marc Olsen for intermediate level and beyond.

@kirksellman1999 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with your choice for 6-4. I'm conservative in my opponent's home world, but aggressive outside it. Saving this video in my Backgammon document. Thanks for making it.

@jonjayryzner Жыл бұрын

And I tend to almost never make that move. Although it’s safe, it also makes those two checkers “dead” too early on. Yes, the 2 point is blocked, but will very quickly become moot once passed by the opponent. I prefer to keep the checkers alive as potential builders or blockers further back in the board… but that’s just my own take on it. Nice video otherwise.

@cannonskier 2 жыл бұрын

Great Vid. Thank you.

@LegendaryTactics 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!!

@hansb.8 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. Allow me to mentioning the following; your 6 and 5 is only possible when playing the Common rules. However, I learned from an Persian player that no bar is allowed to hold more the 5 stones . That makes the game much more interesting. They also have another rule: When you boot somebody out in your home field you not allowed to double that up to avoid getting kicked yourself . This also contributes to the excitement of the game. Just mentioning.... no offence intended.

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

No offence taken! Those are some great variant rules, thank you!

@kenboy127 2 жыл бұрын

On a 4-1, why not do 13 to 8, essentially using it as a 5? Same for 4-3 - why not 13 to 6, essentially using it as a 7? This way, pieces are advanced without any exposure. Great video!

@LegendaryTactics 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I totally agree with you - but the neural network determined that over a large number of games, those moves were optimal. Perhaps it leads to better positioning for the 2nd roll and beyond? Certainly I would play the moves you recommend here if I am in a "gammon-save" situation, but the neural network did not take the current score into account, essentially giving you a "pure" analytical result.

@jimphilidor9031 2 жыл бұрын

Piling checkers on some points is dangerous in the long run because it creates inflexible positions. You will probably leave a shot at a moment when you least want it. You need to diversify your pieces, so you can quickly create a stronger position. The blot on the 9 point creates a huge amount of dice combinations that build some valuable home board point or the bar point. Also the only combitations that hit this blot are 6-2, 5-3, 4-4 and 2-2 (but I don't think you should even hit with 2-2). So that's 5 or 6 combinations out of 36 - quite a small risk for a big benefit.

@rufust.firefly4890 2 жыл бұрын

Passive moves as openers.

@mobiusklein9140 2 жыл бұрын

Playing a 41 your way (13 to 8) gains you very little and virtually nullifies the advantage of rolling first.

@nielsenniklas Жыл бұрын

Exactly what i was thinking! I was worried maybe you cant move the same checkers twice and that ive played it wrong my whole life 😅

@danielshahaf9703 7 ай бұрын

I love bg and think your vids are great! Even though i know all this stuff and much more about bg i think this clip can expose more people to the game or maybe relight their flame. Imo... bg with 5pl chouette is the most fun. Tnx for your effort!

@1220donmarko 4 ай бұрын

On the 2-1, I find myself playing the preferred style. I just find that even if I get hit to the bar, the opponent has 5 open spots on their home board for me to roll into, and I’m able to anchor up with that chip soon after. Going after that golden point is huge. Thanks for the video.

@muleavenger9772 3 жыл бұрын

I understand a lot of the choices the computer made. It is trying to set up higher probability for the next rolls. If the computer gets hit in the opening, I think it will starts moving to play a back game. My father does this to me and it can work by blocking home points. I guess the computer found the the chance of making a point on the home board higher then being sent to the bar.

@emilywilcock4039 10 ай бұрын

I wonder if success rate of the more risky opening role moves the computer used is specific to computers in that they can also easily calculate every move thereafter. It’s much, much more difficult to calculate the most optimal move on every configuration throughout the game leaving you vulnerable to more than chance compared to the computer, and that’s why humans found the safer opening moves better overall. IOW, the more risky opening moves are actually less risky for the computer to take than for humans. Just a guess…

@LegendaryTactics 10 ай бұрын

That makes sense to me! Thanks for sharing your insight

@mobiusklein9140 6 ай бұрын

The correct move is based on the number of favourable dice rolls to follow on subsequent rolls, nothing more. Your guess is wrong.

@williamrubin8041 3 ай бұрын

My friend Tom and I play 2x a week: over the last 5 years, we have played 1000s of games. One NEW wrinkle I added, for when we tie in a best of 5 set: We play a 'QUAD' game: we use 4 dice instead of the usual 2! It makes for an exciting 'Game 7' to settle the set. All other rules apply.

@LegendaryTactics 3 ай бұрын

That's an interesting variant! How did you come up with that one?

@HarveyRosenblum 6 ай бұрын

Did I miss 2-6/6-2 roll suggestion?

@RealBigBangVideos 2 жыл бұрын

What about 6-2? You forgot to mention that one. So how did neural network play that opening move?

@LegendaryTactics 2 жыл бұрын

Nice catch! I can't believe I missed that. In that case, the neural network recommended 24->18 and 13->11, with the alternative being 13->5.

@smokeysmith1282 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic piano/music. Who’s the author? ThankYou

@mauriciopetersen2622 11 ай бұрын

Very nice content! but you forgot 6 and 2 😂 For me, I always play 24/18 and 13/11

@tgwnn 3 ай бұрын

At gammon go, 13/5 is pretty good (a bit worse than 24/18 13/11 but close). I usually do it because it's a fun move.

@mauriciopetersen2622 3 ай бұрын

@@tgwnnAs long as your opponent don't get a sum of 4 you're ok 😅

@aizensousuke7170 4 ай бұрын

3:2 , i play totally differnet, i put it on the 3 white, before my "home"

@LegendaryTactics 4 ай бұрын

Yes, everyone is going to have their own style. This is just what the neural network found to be the best moves, based on a ton of games played.

@lucaschristensen2738 2 ай бұрын

The major factor that will influence which, among viable alternative openings, one should choose is the match score. If you are playing to a given number of match points (a game is inherently 1 point, a gammon worth 2, and a backgammon worth 3, with the doubling cube multiplying that), your level of opening aggression, defensiveness, prime building, or just running like the dickens will be determined by considerations such as whether you just need a single point to win the match (run!) or you have to push for a gammon to stay viable (seed blots near your home board to build that prime quickly!).

@mjazzguitar 2 ай бұрын

What's wrong with using the smaller rolls that add up to 5 to go from 13 to 8? That way if you happen to have 2 rolls that are 2 apart you can use them to fill in your home board.

@grover- Жыл бұрын

For 6:4 @11:58, I don't think you should burry pieces so early in the game. I always play 24 to 18 and 13 to 9

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

Yes, there are plenty of plays that people will prefer. What happened here is that a neural network played backgammon many thousands of times and found that these opening moves had the highest odds of winning.

@mjazzguitar 2 ай бұрын

For 6 and 4, 8 to 2 and 6 to 2 is preferable because of your opponent gets a 1 with anything other than a 6, they have to leave themselves open on 18 or 20.

@LegendaryTactics 2 ай бұрын

It's interesting how many different approaches people have. This video was based on what a neural network found was best over many many games

@jimphilidor9031 2 жыл бұрын

Backgammon was actually the first game for which neural net programs were developed for. First AI like this was TD Gammon, developed in 1992. Neural net programs for chess and go became decades after this. Chess programs were doing fine against humans with just raw power. I think the best players had already figured out many of these moves before neural nets. However, the bots showed that making the 2 point with 6-4 was indeed a good move (especially if you're behind in the match score), which was considered blasbhemy in the 70's. The bots also like to split 24/23 with 1's, instead of slotting 6/5, which was preferred in the old days. So they're kind of aggressive in some ways but conservative in other ways.

@LegendaryTactics 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! I find it fascinating that even a computer or neural net develops a "play style" that humans can grasp and adapt to!

@tlahe2 2 жыл бұрын

I believe (dare to presume) 2 neural net programs played each other using different strategies until the best plays became clear. That's the way I would have done it.

@Marcolino10DK Жыл бұрын

Gerald Tesauro developed TD-Gammon, which was based on his revolutionary AI re-inforcement learning algorithm TD-learning (temporal difference learning). Backgammon was one of the first real world applications for reinforcement learning ai algos.

@JeanPierreWhite 3 ай бұрын

Came here to say that. Yes, Backgammon was chosen for the first neural nets because the rules are relatively straightforward.

@salkinfamilychiropractic3142 2 ай бұрын

6 and 2 as a first roll? I get that a lot.

@barancrakoglu3894 2 жыл бұрын

the music that plays at the beginning - please someone tell me where its from its really bugging me

@garychristison763 6 ай бұрын

On the 4-1 roll, I hate splitting the back checkers by taking 24-23 because it reduces the desirability of double-6's if I'm lucky enough. For 4-1, I tend to take the rolls the neural network sees as less desirable such as 13/9,6/5 or even 13/8. Other than that, my preferred first moves fall in line with the computer model.

@brick_layer541 3 ай бұрын

I thought doubles can be used for opening moves EXCEPT for the very first game of the set

@JohnnyRocket541 Жыл бұрын

What about opening moves for rolling doubles?

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

To begin the game, each player rolls a die, and the higher roller goes first, using the result rolled. If the rolls are the same, the die are re rolled, so doubles are not possible as an opening move...

@uz7442 Жыл бұрын

I've never played this game until my boyfriend suggested as he used to play back in the day. So needless to say he obliterated me horribly when we got a board. These are so helpful to learn from as I've only been familiar with chess before.

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

Backgammon is a fun game, and definitely worth playing! Don't give up on it - soon you'll be trouncing him :)

@uz7442 Жыл бұрын

@@LegendaryTactics I am having a very angsty blast :D definitley so much to learn and I haven't been so invested and angry in a board game for a very long time.

@ArthurvanH0udt 2 жыл бұрын

Besides just missing 62 also the third option for 32 is missing. Besides 24/21 13/11 just slightly off (as 3rd after 2 down) is 24/22 13/10. Also running with either 63 or 54 are not the best moves. Not very bad, but off too much to not play them in standard situations. Match play does change the values in some settings though! BTW as you took run for 63 & 54. Also missing in one of your comments is 62 run as 3rd option. But as the 63R and 54R it really is a bit too far off.

@hotwheelsanddiecastcars1123 Жыл бұрын

If you roll a 6 and 4 you move brown pieces to space 2. With only one white that can take your pieces.

@frank124c 2 жыл бұрын

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@alexisprel1756 2 жыл бұрын

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@frank124c 2 жыл бұрын

I checked it out, good site! TY!

@KarlheinzAgsteiner Жыл бұрын

FIrst thanks for the well produced video; most of the advice is quite good. However the beginning and the headline is just weird, given that, as Jim below has written, Backgammon was the first serious game that showed that neural networks can play on world champion level. And there are several superhumanly strong backgammon out there, all based on neural networks, some of them available for over two decades (BGBlitz), and yes, all of them have trained on millions of games, so no, nothing new can be gained in backgammon opening theory from yet another NN AI today.

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

Interesting! I didn't know of those, and I didn't know that they had been developed to that extent. Certainly for more casual players like myself, these openings seem quite counter intuitive, and that's what I found interesting enough to make a video about it. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@josiahdent3302 Жыл бұрын

Good video would be improved with time signatures so we can jump straight to a particular roll and would increase your views massively as this video would become a regular resource for many new players

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

That's a good idea! I will add those a little bit later today. Thanks so much for the suggestion!

@davoodsobhani3713 Жыл бұрын

what about 6 and 2

@dawnbecker8103 7 ай бұрын

Can someone answer a question? I have a question for anyone who can answer: All of my players were in but one and on my board, the fourth space was empty but two pieces on the fifth space. I had nothing on the sixth space. My last roll with one player out was a six and five and if I had moved a six first, i would have landed on the fourth space, then I would have been required to take out a five, leaving one piece on the fourth position and one piece on the fifth position. Instead, i chose the first move as a five, giving me now three pieces on the fifth position and since i did not have any pieces on the sixth position, i took in one player from the three I had on the fifth space, resulting in all pieces, as being covered. He told me this is wrong and said that I need to move six first, then five.

@jgsalon 2 жыл бұрын

Just curious what software is this please?

@LegendaryTactics 2 жыл бұрын

It was filmed on Tabletop Simulator!

@bagoataman Жыл бұрын

Please explain the 4/3 roll as to why 24 to 20 and 24 to 21 was NOT an option

@maubin7 Ай бұрын

❤

@LegendaryTactics Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@stevebannon9250 7 ай бұрын

It’s irrelevant what you feel is best or what your play style is. statistically there is always one “best” move. Whatever that is is always the optimal choice. I love this game. It’s fantastic but it’s not as complex as something like chess. There’s only one correct move when statistics are considered. Assuming the dice are as fair as they could be you should always do the best statistical move. Especially in one point matches.

@lab35982 Жыл бұрын

Why wouldn't you move a single piece to the 8 spot on a roll of 4&1?

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

I'm merely reporting what the neutral network found, after playing millions of games, as far as what the optimal move is

@JeanPierreWhite 3 ай бұрын

Making your 2 point with 6-4 isn't that great. Making points deep into your own board weakens your ability to prime your opponent therefore committing you to a blitzing strategy. Why reduce your strategic flexibility at such an early point in the game?

@nostradamus7648 Жыл бұрын

1:30 STARTS HERE

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

I have added the timestamp in the description! Thanks for pointing it out!

@bluesprite9504 Жыл бұрын

Every single one: 5-6: 1:44 1-3: 2:09 1-6: 2:38 2-4: 2:48 3-5: 2:55 1-2: 3:35 1-4: 4:41 1-5: 5:04 2-5: 7:11 3-6: 8:01 3-4: 9:12 4:5: 10:16 4:6: 11:06 He forgot 2:6 but it is 24 t0 18 and 13 to 11 :)

@gamatoutsikos 2 ай бұрын

I don't understand why you keep opening the 6 to a 5 with a roll of 1

@rufust.firefly4890 2 жыл бұрын

I don't like to split my backmen too early. Sometimes, it can't b helped. Not talking about 6-5. I also don't like making the 2 point(6-4) early either. When I started you were considered a rank neophyte if you made the 2 pt on your opening move. I don't think a newbie shot slot the 5 point w/a 2-1.

@mobiusklein9140 2 жыл бұрын

hi Rufus, at the start you have 4 objectives; hit enemy checkers, make new points, escape your back men, unstack heavy points. Splitting your back men diversifies your escaping numbers and in general, the earlier you split, the safer it is to do so.

@rufust.firefly4890 2 жыл бұрын

@@mobiusklein9140 Agreed. But if I roll 41 I move 13-9, 6-5. If I roll 21, I move 13-11, 6-5. If I roll 51, I'll split. Based on if I move first.Reply to opponent's opening move changes things mayb.

@mobiusklein9140 2 жыл бұрын

@@rufust.firefly4890 ...Rufus, Playing 13/9, 6/5 with an opening 41 is a 0.4 error. Playing 13/8, 6/5 with an opening 51 is a 0.5 error. These plays were once common but the neural nets exposed them for the errors they are. To confuse the issue, you will see Mochy and other top players making these plays against weaker opposition because they produce longer, more complicated games, thus giving the weaker player more opportunities to blunder. This helps preserve their 'edge' which can be somewhat nullified in shorter games....BUT, for us mere mortals, splitting the back men with the '1' is the play

@jamesrickerby2756 Ай бұрын

6, 4, run 2 point useless, my prefered!

@kelvinwilson9217 Ай бұрын

It’s all subjective as players have their own strategies, and although in general some basic moves may apply, they may also not be beneficial as the opponent needs also to be encouraged to take risks that strengthens your chances of a win. Then again my playing is reckless, and confuses the opponent into defeat!!

@Yornek1 Жыл бұрын

If only chess openings were as simple

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

Haha, true!

@gabrielk. 7 ай бұрын

Sry for my english i hope you understand my question. If you Roll 2 and 3 why 2 down and 3 from the start ich prefer 3 and 2 so if i roll the next 1 and 6 than i can play the normal 6 1... If you do not understand it right the short question why is the 2 3 not flexible so i can shoose which i play 2 and whitch 3 And whyts abouzt 4 4?

@UndecemberGeoNote Жыл бұрын

I am confused. How can letting opponent capture in my base, with 1/1,2/2,3/1,4/1,4/2,4/3,4/4,4/5,4/6 A GOOD OPENING MOVE?! I might have a brain aneurism... And that move of having a checker on "5th slot" was considered in many openings. That is literally in my base, will take me forever to get back from opponents base to here... Can you or anyone please explain this to me.

@JeanPierreWhite 3 ай бұрын

The 5-point aka "Golden Point" is one of the most valuable points to establish early in the game. It is often worth the risk in order to establish it very early in the game. Personally I would consider this strategy if I was behind in match play, it leads to more complex games and more gammon chances. When you are behind taking a little extra risk is often worth it.

@mjazzguitar 2 ай бұрын

Can anyone recommend any online gaming sites?

@Kaminski64 2 ай бұрын

You mentioned to be hit on the 11 pip, your opponent must roll a ten. There is no “ten”, there is 6-4 and 5-5 and the 5-5 won’t hit the 11 spot.

@nazihalameen9444 4 ай бұрын

What about doubles

@LegendaryTactics 4 ай бұрын

Doubles can't happen as the opening roll - they are re-rolled

@quinnswanger6870 3 жыл бұрын

The explanations and stated preferences here are way too simplistic. The objectively best opening plays are dependent on the match score, which is not mentioned at all.

@LegendaryTactics 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, but this was based on research that was done with the use of the neural network, and from my understanding, based purely on winning percentage. It also depends on your play style - I am a conservative player regardless of the score, perhaps to my detriment.

@chriswade9616 2 жыл бұрын

Video starts at 1:38.

@LegendaryTactics 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I needed about a minute and a half to explain where I was getting these plays from. But the actual analysis begins at 1:38

@luciustitius 2 жыл бұрын

Another neural network agrees.

@LegendaryTactics 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear that!!

@sjsphotog 10 ай бұрын

You DONT add the dice values like 5-4 to get 9. You Count each dice separately!! And you don't say it 5 TO 4!!??!! you dsay just 5-4, the dice values only. Otherwise, you got the correct preferred plays From XG (Extreme Gammon) correct.

@LegendaryTactics 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for refining my use of the terminology.

@hustlinhitch Жыл бұрын

I played backgammon for the first time this week and wasn't impressed, only because I raced and won every time.

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

Stick with it, as there is a lot more to it than first appears!

@kathylyft3002 Жыл бұрын

Could you please take out the music... so hard to hear you... thanks

@LegendaryTactics Жыл бұрын

I will see what I can do! Thank you for the feedback - we are much more subtle with the music now than before...

@oompaloompa23 8 ай бұрын

You cover the 2point on the 6 4. Bro you way too conservative. The other conservative moves are justifiable but that one is not. Bad move.

@LegendaryTactics 8 ай бұрын

I agree - these were moves determined to be the best by a neural network/AI. It's not how I would play

@bingo1232 Жыл бұрын

This neural network, in me, stuffed in like a pimento in an olive says, “The best opening is … ‘Hello’. In backgammon, as in all of life, one must be prepared to consider that living requires an intimate knowledge of both living & dying. Each and every day that we’re moving is a day that they don’t bury us. This neural network = presently on an editable… not hobbled, but definitely off the rope.

@johnbuck5181 8 ай бұрын

…da fuq?

@tomfielder8973 Жыл бұрын

I have a question. As a novice player, why on an opening roll of 3-2 would you not go 13-8? This leaves nothing exposed…🤔

@HeroWarsPhanatic 5 ай бұрын

Double 5's is the worst opening roll

@Straandvig 8 күн бұрын

Bro what???

@mobiusklein9140 2 жыл бұрын

Your manner of speaking/phraseology betrays a limited understanding of this game. Backgammon players NEVER refer to 65 as "Eleven", and we do NOT describe dice rolls as 4 to 3 but simply 43.

@LegendaryTactics 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, guilty as charged! I am a casual backgammon player who decided to improve my game by doing some reading, and I thought I would share some of the things I have been learning. Thank you for clarifying the terminology - I will endeavour to do better next time!

@MikehMike01 Жыл бұрын

This idiot kept shoving his own opinion in instead of just saying what the the neutral network results are

@bricago2302 8 ай бұрын

You’re doing fine. Ignore the critics.

@smokeysmith1282 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic video. Haters hate lol. Background keys on point.