Thank you for posting your “Backgammon Beyond Beginner” series. The videos have been very helpful to me and others with the more sophisticated backgammon topics. I hope to see more videos in the future and possibly an advanced backgammon topics in the future. Thank you again.
@shlomonew No, first two minutes explaining the situation with the videos and taking time to thank people for kindly watching and subscribing etc. It's a matter of courtesy and politeness. It is a sad state of affairs indeed if one cannot use a mere couple of moments for such things.
@EvelcyclopS Oh I do humbly apologise - I must have missed the clause in the YouTube terms of service that states that uploaders must cram every nanosecond of their output with apposite information, and not, for example, take a moment out of courtesy to thank their viewers for their support.
Most players focus on returning to home board, and any time I play, my goal is to block them. If two players both try to make it home, they are bound to hit each other, but if you focus on preventing their effort to move to their home, you can then begin to blitz because they often will end up accumulating pieces on your home base.
Interesting video....first time I've seen backgammon video online. Good job!
About blitzing, I've been playing for 30+ years, and have played some reckless players who think blitzing everything in sight is how to play. You'd think they would lose, but these loose cannons have actually managed to beat me a few times. They can be beat, but sometimes, like a man with gun, you need to get out of the way from these nuts.
@Trevoc2 Yes, it's a valuable thing to remember, that on occasion, you will lose to what you may perceive to be lower skilled opposition. That's part of the beauty of the luck element, but of course the aim is to win in the long term. It's a bit like playing against loose aggressive players in poker - it can be a winning strategy, so you must adapt your play to counter them.
@Ensor42 Well said at the end of your comment, that you need to adapt to their strategy. that means, if you are a blocker like me, you have to be more aggressive, or find that moment when you know you've got them cornered and all their "blitzing" will only separate them from pieces and thus making it hard to create a counter block strategy. I hate losing to aggressive players who have no clue what they are doing.
Hey man, I don't ever log into youtube, buut I needed to to say thank you so much for this series. I got interested in Backgammon after watching Lost, and I decided to buy my 13 yo son a game for his birthday. after much searching, it was your video series that gave me the in depth easy to understand information that i needed to teach him the game. I'm looking forward to learning with him through playing, and I wanted to thank you for the impetus and instruction. Much appreciated....
Hey man, I don't ever log into youtube, buut I needed to to say thank you so much for this series. I got interested in Backgammon after watching Lost, and I decided to buy my 13 yo son a game for his birthday. after much searching, it was your video series that gave me the in depth easy to understand information that i needed to teach him the game. I'm looking forward to learning with him through playing, and I wanted to thank you for the impetus and instruction. Much appreciated....
@jazzuboo Ah, that's really terrific to hear. This is just the sort of thing that I was hoping to accomplish when I started doing these. That early scene in Lost certainly was very evocative - I'll wager that quite a few people first took an interest in the game because of that :) Good luck to you and your son with your backgammon.
Look forward to more videos whenever the opportunity presents itself. Don't worry about not making a million videos. Clearly you prepare your material ahead of time and really think it through beforehand. I appreciate all your time and really enjoy your videos. I think most ppl don't really understand that it takes some serious time to produce good quality videos. Thanks again.
@HeldThread Thanks so much for the patience and understanding. It's comments like these that really motivate me to try to find the time to get more vids done.
Thank you for posting your “Backgammon Beyond Beginner” series. The videos have been very helpful to me and others with the more sophisticated backgammon topics. I hope to see more videos in the future and possibly an advanced backgammon topics in the future. Thank you again.
Gerard Remillard, Oxford, Michigan, USA
gatekeeper1973 5 months ago
first 2 minute -"bla bla bla bla"
shlomonew 6 months ago
@shlomonew No, first two minutes explaining the situation with the videos and taking time to thank people for kindly watching and subscribing etc. It's a matter of courtesy and politeness. It is a sad state of affairs indeed if one cannot use a mere couple of moments for such things.
Ensor42 6 months ago 3
@Ensor42 sorry man, nice blitz vid , discoverd it by myself [ bu playing a lot[
shlomonew 6 months ago
@Ensor42 anyway, 10x
shlomonew 6 months ago
1:30 of not backgammon strategy
EvelcyclopS 7 months ago
@EvelcyclopS Oh I do humbly apologise - I must have missed the clause in the YouTube terms of service that states that uploaders must cram every nanosecond of their output with apposite information, and not, for example, take a moment out of courtesy to thank their viewers for their support.
Ensor42 7 months ago 2
@Ensor42 Apology accepted.
EvelcyclopS 7 months ago
Most players focus on returning to home board, and any time I play, my goal is to block them. If two players both try to make it home, they are bound to hit each other, but if you focus on preventing their effort to move to their home, you can then begin to blitz because they often will end up accumulating pieces on your home base.
Trevoc2 8 months ago
Interesting video....first time I've seen backgammon video online. Good job!
About blitzing, I've been playing for 30+ years, and have played some reckless players who think blitzing everything in sight is how to play. You'd think they would lose, but these loose cannons have actually managed to beat me a few times. They can be beat, but sometimes, like a man with gun, you need to get out of the way from these nuts.
Trevoc2 8 months ago
@Trevoc2 Yes, it's a valuable thing to remember, that on occasion, you will lose to what you may perceive to be lower skilled opposition. That's part of the beauty of the luck element, but of course the aim is to win in the long term. It's a bit like playing against loose aggressive players in poker - it can be a winning strategy, so you must adapt your play to counter them.
Ensor42 8 months ago
@Ensor42 Well said at the end of your comment, that you need to adapt to their strategy. that means, if you are a blocker like me, you have to be more aggressive, or find that moment when you know you've got them cornered and all their "blitzing" will only separate them from pieces and thus making it hard to create a counter block strategy. I hate losing to aggressive players who have no clue what they are doing.
Trevoc2 8 months ago
I have watched this series and your backgammon for complete beginners series. This helped ALOT! Thank you!!!
stud507 10 months ago
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Hey man, I don't ever log into youtube, buut I needed to to say thank you so much for this series. I got interested in Backgammon after watching Lost, and I decided to buy my 13 yo son a game for his birthday. after much searching, it was your video series that gave me the in depth easy to understand information that i needed to teach him the game. I'm looking forward to learning with him through playing, and I wanted to thank you for the impetus and instruction. Much appreciated....
jazzuboo 11 months ago
Hey man, I don't ever log into youtube, buut I needed to to say thank you so much for this series. I got interested in Backgammon after watching Lost, and I decided to buy my 13 yo son a game for his birthday. after much searching, it was your video series that gave me the in depth easy to understand information that i needed to teach him the game. I'm looking forward to learning with him through playing, and I wanted to thank you for the impetus and instruction. Much appreciated....
jazzuboo 11 months ago
@jazzuboo Ah, that's really terrific to hear. This is just the sort of thing that I was hoping to accomplish when I started doing these. That early scene in Lost certainly was very evocative - I'll wager that quite a few people first took an interest in the game because of that :) Good luck to you and your son with your backgammon.
Ensor42 11 months ago
Look forward to more videos whenever the opportunity presents itself. Don't worry about not making a million videos. Clearly you prepare your material ahead of time and really think it through beforehand. I appreciate all your time and really enjoy your videos. I think most ppl don't really understand that it takes some serious time to produce good quality videos. Thanks again.
HeldThread 1 year ago
@HeldThread Thanks so much for the patience and understanding. It's comments like these that really motivate me to try to find the time to get more vids done.
Ensor42 1 year ago