Content like this is what will bring about a real backgammon renaissance. Incredibly amusing.

Thank you very much, because of you now i play 14 vs 15 checkers because when i threw one from the bar i broke it.

I love seeing that great players, like Marc, also remember that the main reason we play backgammon is to have fun! In chouettes and casual play, I make many of these moves (and more) and it is fun. Keep in mind that in a serious tournaments, ALL of these fun moves are illegal. It is illegal to move the checkers in any way that is ambiguous or misleading or confusing....so while I loved this video, it does need to come with a warning about serious tournament (or big money) play.

That was so funny, thanks Mark for having the idea to make this well-overdue video.

turks will love this video, really appreciate regards from germany

Marc has awesome videos! Very fun and very informative, Keep em coming please!

Very impressive! I'm very impressed.

This video was actually way more funny than I thought it would be. :D

Fun and fabulous!

Loved it... especially the doubling move. Here's one of my little favorite common ones... when doubling, put the cube down on your side, and flick it over with your finger so it slides over to them. With a little practice you can get it just right so it slides across and gently "clacks" the wood on their side.

More like this please. lol Makes me think we need a backgammon movie. Like Rounders for poker.

I love the look og the earth board, very nice

Love it

How about the double fives with a checker on the bar. If the 20 is open simply take the checker off the bar and place it on your five point.

Nice the shades 😎 really sells it. 😆

Nice to see some coolness and humour back in backgammon. Too many rule freak nerds around these days!

very cool

We need a second video with the best moves from the comments section 😅

funny as hell. I laughed out loud.

this was a great video! so funny too :)

That was mad funny, One Love, Jamaica

Like was smashed

Funniest bg video of the decade, the shades and the stare after every trick really tie it together

Marc IS the Boss !!!

In the "Backgammon Basics" playlist the video after this one #18 is a private video. I can not see it.

Marc give us a link for thag board . It s so cool !

LOVE "The Cruelest Game" Tee

Nice

Came to learn strategies.. Got fancy ways to move checkers..

I need that board so bad please send me a link to where i can buy one? Size and details if its a custom please.

Marc, you're such a BOSS. But my darling, some of these are illegal in tournament play.

good

Banana split 😂😎👍🎲 love it bad ass!

I want that Board!

👍🏻 like a boss

I cannot wait to roll 6|1 OTB to play that epic slide down, push and slide checker back move - truly epic Great video - Keep it up and I think we will see you in the next Bond movie as the BG Villian - might have to fight VA for the same role though

QUESTION: why does my BGalaxy rating either go down or remain the same when I win a match against a much higher rated player?

Boss😎

Funny as brother...I'm still working on introducing my friends to embrace the double.

👍❤️

Are those 1 3/4 or 2 inch checkers ?

02:57 his students are practicing to perform boss-like moves with metal checkers somewhere behind the scenes :p eventually they will master it

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. I feel like the only one I can possibly disagree with is the “lazy cube”. It feels lazy without being cool.

This is amazing 😆😆😆😆

Which board is it?

But theyll only be impressed if theyve never seen such moves before :) (aka a beginner or intermediate). Good stuff Marc. Keep it up

Marc, you are a magician of the board!

A move that TOTALLY confused me, after my first move my opponent rolled 66 and moved: - 24/7 x2 - 13/18 x2 BTW it was just a FUN game - and boy did he laugh!!!

Great video but the camara guy should hold still

None of those moves are as cool as those shades! :-D

BTW, this is a funny video

I remember when I was a rookie and my opponent did the "slide" with a 6-4 to make the deuce after having made his three point the move prior... It totally confused me 🤓

Awesome! Too cool for school

loooooooool

Wasn't expecting much from the title, but this is super delightful. Good job

...unless you have a cheap'o 2.75$ board from goodwill like i do, where chips stick to the felt and the surface is as smooth as the grand canyon... yeah, i use hazmat gloves like a boss!

i played like that and get in big trouble because my opponent doesnt check it

Hahahaha

fm gammon بهترینه

Nothing is up

not so easy in an online game😉

Lol very good

I'm very upset that you posted all of my "boss' moves for everyone to learn.

Yeah mon. Just like the quick handed Russian who won (supposedly) the world championship last year in Monte Carlo, then disqualified after they caught it! LOL

I like your videos and love the game, but some of these moves are silly and pointless. Besides, I am only able to play online.

You should have busted out these moves in that Turkish Bazaar

liek a b0ss

Certainly amusing, and while these may be "cool" moves, I'd hope my opponent would rather beat me by playing better than by "catching me off guard" or "making me do the work". I'd even say that most of these tricks should be discouraged in all contexts other than casual play.

I just beat another higher ranked player in a BGalaxy match and my rating did not change. WTF? The first match today where my rating went unchanged was against a Grand Master rated player (2100+) in a 7 point match.

Trying to figure out what kind of accent he has..

I want 5:16 minutes of my life back.

Otherwise, if we don't do such moves, the apponnen be under a begginer impression.

Regardless of the end result Marc, those are actually illegal moves. Regarding the 6-1 play, if you made that 2 down and one back move against me I would call for the tournament director. to have you admonished. Ditto with the 3-3 point shift, a totally illegal way to play the roll. total BS and not true backgammon. This shit should not be encouraged. Gaby Horrowitz, if that cheat was still alive, would have loved this shit. Why should an honest and conventional player have to waste his time bank to check if your bullshit chicanery was actually legal? "Catch them off guard" says it all.

This should be retitled "How to be a Total Dick While Playing Backgammon". This is neither "cool" or "humorous".

Please god don’t ever do any of these things in a real game.

To impress you opponent??? This sucks! Some of these moves are really rude, haughty, dismissive and disrespectful. I will not be impressed by an opponent playing in this manner.