Comments for Forest City Backgammon Club http://fcbg.wordpress.com Fri, 16 May 2008 05:26:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on FCBG - Rules by fowgre http://fcbg.wordpress.com/fcbg-rules/#comment-43 fowgre Mon, 14 May 2007 20:10:03 +0000 http://fcbg.wordpress.com/fcbg-rules/#comment-43 In the modern game, as it's normally played, when a player rolls a doublet (2 of the same number) that player is entitled to four moves instead of two. That ends the player's turn. He/she does not get an extra roll of the dice. Having said that, there are many, many variants in backgammon. For some of the more common variants, visit <a href="http://www.bkgm.com/faq/Variants.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bkgm.com/faq/Variants.html</a>. Since you're not playing in a club setting, a sanctioned tournament, etc., you're free to make your own variant if you want to. What's most important, is that the participants understand before the game/match begins, what rules are in effect. I hope this helps. In the modern game, as it’s normally played, when a player rolls a doublet (2 of the same number) that player is entitled to four moves instead of two. That ends the player’s turn. He/she does not get an extra roll of the dice.

Having said that, there are many, many variants in backgammon. For some of the more common variants, visit http://www.bkgm.com/faq/Variants.html. Since you’re not playing in a club setting, a sanctioned tournament, etc., you’re free to make your own variant if you want to. What’s most important, is that the participants understand before the game/match begins, what rules are in effect.

I hope this helps.

]]> Comment on FCBG - Rules by Susan http://fcbg.wordpress.com/fcbg-rules/#comment-42 Susan Mon, 14 May 2007 14:53:36 +0000 http://fcbg.wordpress.com/fcbg-rules/#comment-42 We are having a family dispute. I maintain that once you have rolled doubles and have completed your turn that you do not get to roll again. Other members of the family maintain that rolling doubles affords you another turn. I can't find anything on Google that gives the rules about this one way or another. Please help! Thank you. We are having a family dispute. I maintain that once you have rolled doubles and have completed your turn that you do not get to roll again. Other members of the family maintain that rolling doubles affords you another turn. I can’t find anything on Google that gives the rules about this one way or another. Please help!

Thank you.

]]> Comment on Policy Change - Attendance by Attendance Warning « Forest City Backgammon Club http://fcbg.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/policy-change-attendance/#comment-41 Attendance Warning « Forest City Backgammon Club Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:59:24 +0000 http://fcbg.wordpress.com/2007/04/14/policy-change-attendance/#comment-41 [...] Attendance Warning A reminder to all club members that this Thursday’s meeting (2007/05/03) is the last chance to avoid being dropped from the membership list for non-attendance (to review the new policy, click here). [...] [...] Attendance Warning A reminder to all club members that this Thursday’s meeting (2007/05/03) is the last chance to avoid being dropped from the membership list for non-attendance (to review the new policy, click here). [...]

]]> Comment on Ratings - 2007/03/02 by fowgre http://fcbg.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/ratings-20070302/#comment-15 fowgre Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:10:30 +0000 http://fcbg.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/ratings-20070302/#comment-15 The last of the recalculations because of the transcription error re match #467. The last of the recalculations because of the transcription error re match #467.

]]> Comment on Ratings - 2007/02/24 by fowgre http://fcbg.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/ratings-20070224/#comment-14 fowgre Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:03:05 +0000 http://fcbg.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/ratings-20070224/#comment-14 As noted with last week's post, I made a transcription error re match #467, so these ratings also had to be recalculated. As noted with last week’s post, I made a transcription error re match #467, so these ratings also had to be recalculated.

]]> Comment on Ratings - 2007/02/19 by fowgre http://fcbg.wordpress.com/2007/02/18/ratings-20070219/#comment-13 fowgre Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:55:00 +0000 http://fcbg.wordpress.com/2007/02/18/ratings-20070219/#comment-13 I made a transcription error re match #467, so all ratings subsequent to it have been recalculated. I made a transcription error re match #467, so all ratings subsequent to it have been recalculated.

]]> Comment on Ratings - 2007/02/24 by fowgre http://fcbg.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/ratings-20070224/#comment-4 fowgre Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:10:39 +0000 http://fcbg.wordpress.com/2007/02/25/ratings-20070224/#comment-4 Transcription error corrected. Good catch Andrew. Transcription error corrected. Good catch Andrew.

]]> Comment on Ratings - 2007/02/02 by Greg http://fcbg.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/ratings-20070202/#comment-3 Greg Tue, 06 Feb 2007 11:28:22 +0000 http://fcbg.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/ratings-20070202/#comment-3 A correction had to be made because of a mistake that I made, but hopefully everything's correct now. Or at least until I mess up again. Thanks for the help Andrew. A correction had to be made because of a mistake that I made, but hopefully everything’s correct now. Or at least until I mess up again. Thanks for the help Andrew.

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