In this week's episode of Backgammon Blunder Busters, our host Marc Olsen has a very special guest star in the studio. One of the biggest Backgammon legends of all time. The great Falafel!
We need more videos like this. An actual position with a few different but not so obvious choices, and two strong players talking it out, each describing the pros and cons of each play.
Backgammon is strange in that you have this tiny community and it means that regular people can talk to world champions. Bill fucking Robertie is personally answering my strategy questions on twoplustwo forums. That's like Michael Jordan coming to check out your high school basketball team.
I'm really new and casual (and bad) when it comes to backgammon so I didn't know about him. Your comment made me google his name and I'm about to watch a documentary about him. I figured you'd might appreciate to know that while he is gone, he not only lives on in your memory but also through his legacy as new people learn about him.
AWESOME video. great position to analyze. WOW you have Falafel's phone # in your pocket. awesome. Keep these up. really really good. Now if you can Get Mochi or Steve Sax.....
So backgammon is difficult before you know the answer and easy to understand once you do know the answer. Therefore, it seems that the whole fun of it is working out the answer! Myself, I had no clue about this 65 and no way to find the correct move.
You can begin by checking out this playlist of 3 min videos: ru-vid.com/group/PL4fhZXAGchzJsFcqsWsE8X7dHxirKS02t And then you can download Backgammon Galaxy app in your app store, where all your matches are analyzed with the strongest AI in the world and review your blunders. Also, you can buy and read Backgammon - From Basics to Badass from Amazon, it's just 30 usd. ;)
Great commentary. I played both 24/13 and 24/18. Black won the first by a pip and white won the 'Falafel variant' by gammon! Although there were successive doubles for white and a super lucky 61 that got in and hit the move after 65 having been hit by black on the 18 point. I'm a rookie fyi so margin for error :)
8 pip down in a race with over 100 pips + cube in your hands + no blitz risk by immediate ( saving gammon ) = 24-13 that what i would say in a choutte to convince the captain :) This is no money game but would run anyway
The logic behind this I think is because blue has many bad rolls and he is also very "thin", not stacked up. He will most definitely leave a shot and we will have an extra attacker out to cover our outfield after we hit him.
Falafel passed away yesterday, from a brain tumor... So sad. He was the biggest legend in the game, and his legacy and personality will be forever remembered.
Wow, I forgot I had viewed and commented on this video. I was just going to express my condolences when I saw my prior comment. I loved when Falafel did commentary on matches. Such a great mind and fun person
run 24 to 13, use 24 as a commando. hard for him to hit safely for 2 rolls. spread open behind him and fill 1, 2 and 4 asap, then snipe the remaining as he fills. dont worry about getting hit, your hit will come and if you are filled he will be sitting
