Board Game Arena

V1king wrote: ↑10 April 2024, 23:12 Undoubled Gammons do not count - this referred as Jacoby rule which is only applied for money game (unlimited game) and never for matchplay.

I'm unclear on what you mean by this. I just played a 5 point match where an undoubled gammon was worth 2 points.

I am thrilled with the new features. Thank you! Finally, we can play "real" backgammon, with matches and a doubling cube, and even an undo feature. Also, for those who haven't discovered it yet, there is a Dice Statistics viewer hidden under the setup icon. Hopefully, this will help people...

I am sadly forced to agree with this assessment. If you play a lot of Arena and have a reasonable ELO, it becomes nearly impossible to climb higher in the charts because the upside/downside is so imbalanced. I cannot fathom the win percentage that would be required, which is completely inconsistent ...

In this scenario, Blue has multiple disadvantages and should not accept a double. 1. Yellow can escape more easily than Blue. 2. Blue is vulnerable to 1-6, 6-1, 2-5, 5-2, 3-4, and 4-3. 3. If Yellow does NOT get back on the board quickly, and/or Blue fails to escape the Yellow home area quickly, then...