Awesome tip! I’ve been trying to figure out a better way to count pips and I love this. Can’t wait to start practicing! Thanks Marc!

Starting the pips count right now (using your technique). Thank you!!!

Greatc stuff Marc. Keep them coming. there are several orher pip counting tips so would be good to cover some more as this is crucial and the hardest for some.

One of your best videos - Love it thank you for sharing these valuable insights

Amazing tip. I found this incredibly helpful as I've just started wondering how to implement the race count into my love be play as a beginner. This is great, I can't wait to try it out the next time I'm rolling the dice.

Great intel! Thanks Marc!

Love this new series Marc. I was wondering if you could give some of us who have never been to tournament a lesson on what people are writing down after each game. Thanks 😊

Gonna watch this for certain

Thank you Marc! I will try to learn this technic :D

Thank you for sharing this! 🎲🎲

Very useful tip!! Thanks!

What a likable guy Marc seems to be!

Useful - Cheers 👍

great info !! thank you

Great content. Thanks

great lessons

Wow! Thanks

What percentage of the pip advantage is acceptable to double when bearing off? @marcolsen

Top! thanks

Good job mr.

What board is that??

Very helpful as always. But I would like to point out that your last position can be counted much easier using Colorless Counting. Anytime you see there are 15 checkers on each side of the board you can ignore the colors of the checkers and simply compare the two sides. And in positions that are close to 15 on each side, you can make a slight adjustment and do the same thing. Much easier and faster. Also, take your approach to the next step. Once you have the difference, doing it your way, you might still need to know the total pip count for cube action, and it's clear that you now only have to count one side. So it's still just as efficient as counting both sides to start with counting the difference.

Super!

Compared to what you wrote on your book about the pip counting Marc, is this video going to add something? I read about it on your book, I liked the theory (all the book actually!), but I failed every single time I tried to put pip counting into practice. I don't know.. is there like.. daily exercises one could do to reach, step by step, that far away goal of being able to do the pip counting in a real life match, in no more than 1 minute? Thanks :)

greatstuff Marc. you're such a valuable contribution to the BG world ! thnx for doing all you do !!

Nice job, Marc!

Cool, though I was distracted by the broom :D

TY MARC

I use colourless counting for diff

What about when there are blots in the air? How many pips should that count for? Thanks

Does anyone just keep track of the pip difference throughout the game by adding their moves to it and subtracting their opponent’s moves from it (or vice versa)? I just tried it in a couple of games and it doesn’t seem too hard. I’m just not yet sure whether it’s worth the effort in every game. *Edit:* Here’s a video on it from Nick Blasier: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jrZzpNNm053OoZ8.html

@MarcOlsen, are you not participating in the Backgammon World Championship in Monte Carlo? Mochy is there, y not you? Best

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What about checkers on the bar?

Thanks, Mark. Just subscribed. Another great video. You are a great teacher, man.

Great video. Please get a tripod. Too much movement. Thank you. Love you stuff.

its not that useful in more complex positions, because it will take almost the same time if you count pips

I really hate to say this but with all the unnecessary camera movement this video useless. Your other videos I have found helpful but not this one. This is supposed to be an instructional video not an art house film.