Watch Mochy's masterclass here on youtube, it's all about 'backgame' tactics. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/auCZja55vqzLe4U.html

Haha, thanks Robert! Appreciated! :)

Me too. So chic.

Thank you :) They're definitely also some of our favorite checkers!

We have one video from the pool, but I self censored it, since I was showing too much skin. :)

Glad to have you onboard :-)

Thanks Doron! We are trying to figure it out as we speak!

That is right Itzhak! Especially the 1-2 backgame is very difficult to achieve good timing with. It's so fragile to crunching. However, if you do manage to hit that timing sweet spot, the 1-2 backgame might be the strongest of them all on average.

@@Marcolino10DK I'm generally happy when I can have 5.5-prime when I hit, as a six-prime would require more checkers than I normally have in the box...

Even a 4-prime will usually suffice, you really just want to avoid to be crunched, when you finally get your chance to hit a turn-around shot!

I have read that you should try to be about 100 pips behind for timing a successful back game. But, I’m no pro, so take that with a grain of salt.

I believe 80-100 pips behind is usually sufficient to have good timing, depending on where in opponent's home board your anchors actually are.

@@macleadg It really depends what kind of backgame you are playing. The deeper the backgame is, the more pips you need to be down in order to have good timing. At least 100 pips in the 1-2 backgame, but maybe just 40 pips in a 2-5 backgame.

@@Marcolino10DK Wow! An authoritative answer from a major player! Thanks, Marc!

Thanks Reece! The Earth Board has already become a classic!

Hahaha!!

Thanks Padhraic!!! :) We do our best!

Most of the time yes as you want to keep as much contact as possible if you're behind in the race. But there can be some edge cases where it makes more sense to leave the front anchor.

UBS is 1 point for winning match and 1 point for having better of the 2 PRs (less errors made). If there is a tie then they use better of the two AVERAGE PRs for the entire match but they need to do some special calcs as AVG PR depends on how many moves there were not just the straight average I believe so there is some complex math. maybe if they provided an excel spreadsheet example with the calculations included in the spreadsheet that would help

Importantly, a lower PR is better - the pr proportional with error rate

The average PR is the deciding factor if the point score is a draw.

Yes :-) Not the newest one though.

Marc* (autocorrect doesn’t pick up on everything you see ;) )

Hablo espanhol como un gringo... No sería bonita si voy a hacer un video en espanhol.

si quieres, podría escribir unos subtítulos la próxima vez

Buena idea

Loooool.

marc@backgammongalaxy.com

Well it depends on the timing. The 1-2 backgame is the deepest of all the backgames and requires more timing than the 1-3 backgame. The timing sweetspot for a 1-2 backgame is something like +120 pips, and if you are less than 95 pips down it's usually a drop. The 1-3 backgame you can take the cube even if you are only down 75 pips, and the timing sweet spot is around +100 pips. Therefore the 1-3 backgame is more robust and easier to get in to. All else being equal, the 1-3 backgame is probably the best of all the deep and mid-range backgames, but it really depends on the timing and on the structure and flexibility of the offensive player.