Nice analogy 👍

wow, you said that really well.

Amazing! You will enjoy it for sure!

That book changed everything for me!

3-1 is the best roll to get to open, then 6-5 and 6-1

@@sjsphotog what about double 1?

@@luiscerqueiragomes938 no possible to open on a double

Much appreciated

Says who?

@@sjsphotog says me and from where I read about it.

Thanks! ad 1.: they are pretty much equally important. When you make the 20-point you eliminate your opponent's offense (prime and blitz), and you are positioning yourself well in both scenarios whether you are down or ahead in the race. If you are down in the race, you will have a strong anchor to play a contact game. If you are up in the race you are ready to jump out and come home, if you roll a big double. However the 5-point is improving your offensive game plans (prime and blitz) and as in most sports offense seems to be slightly more important than defense. ad 2.: You never break the 20-point if you are down in the race (you have more pips to go). You might break it if you are ahead in the race and you have no other reasonable alternatives. If you are ahead in the race you prefer to just wait for doubles and then run both checkers home at the same time. You don't want to let go of the golden point to early, it's safeguarding you from getting primed and blitzed.

I found a copy on Amazon, but it took a while, and it was a used copy. Good luck!

Glad it helped

5>20>4>21.

@@Marcolino10DK thanks

That is a great question! It makes logical sense. However, there are some serious issue with playing 24/20 6/5: - as a general concept you don't want to play loose on both sides of the board at the same time. This opens you up for getting blitzed. - tactics: you are diversifying your opponent's dice numbers so more of them are really good. For the opponent he will now hit your slot with a 4 and he will hit loose on his 5-point with an ace and a three. - there are some nasty double hitters. "Weak rolls" like 41 and 43 all of a sudden becomes really strong double hitters. For these reasons 24/20 6/5 is not a top contender with an opening 41. Only 24/23 13/9 and 13/9 6/5 are in contention, with 13/8 and 24/20 24/23 behind them. 24/20 6/5 is all the way down on the fifth place.

Any luck on your search?

No, unfortunately Marc's books are only in real print. He prefers it this way.

Oh really, I didn't know that! (Marc from Galaxy's youtube account).

@@BackgammonGalaxy yes, here's some more info from an old reddit post I made when I got the book. www.reddit.com/r/backgammon/comments/2scxdu/would_the_real_golden_point_please_stand_up/

Haha, thanks, Torsten!

Yes. Backgammon Galaxy ;-)

The default play is 24/21(2) 13/10(2) (the same with 44). However, if your opponent has a lone checker on your 5- or 3-point, then you can blitz with 33 and play: 8/5*(2) 6/3(2).

@@BackgammonGalaxy I don't really understand this. If the goal is to prime/make inner points, why wouldn't you make the 5-point with the 3-3 on an early roll? I understand the concept of builders and outer primes, but wouldn't making the 5 point outweigh that? Really enjoying the tutorials, and *REALLY* looking forward to a new, less expensive board from @BackgammonGalaxy. Please keep the board and checkers a good size. I'm willing to sacrifice some material quality for the tournament size. Teaching my 12 year old daughter the game, and a great board makes all the difference. Thanks for all the work your doing to expand the game. A great representative for Backgammon and Backgammon Galaxy.

On Backgammon Galaxy, it is always seen from the users perspective, which is bottom player. The home board is always to the right, where the five checkers start on the 6-point.

@@BackgammonGalaxy gotcha. But in a real board the other player would be going the opposite direction, right?

@@chufflangs find the lonely two checkers however the board is set up (meaning the board is set up to play clockwise or anti-clockwise.). Those two checkers can only move in one direction. That’s the direction all your checkers will move. The two back checkers will have to travel in a horseshoe shape to bear off into the tray on the other side of the board. If you are moving in an anti-clockwise direction, so will your opponent move anti-clockwise as judged from her position on the other side of the board.

also really good explanation :D

There are many books on backgammon :)

@@BackgammonGalaxy i'm really blown away by this because i always thought backgammon was just a silly little game but now i'm learning that it is so much more, probably at least as big of a deal as chess. All I can say is I'm super motivated to learn to play it and get into it. Your videos have been a great help so far!!

31>42>61. 61 is the third best opening roll.

I think it makes perfect sense. You are rewarded for the quality of your play, not the quality of your luck.