Backgammon University #1 - Basic Blitz Reference Positions

[@93linked]

Damn dude was waiting for your uploads, this one was amazing!!! Appreciate it and keep ‘em coming! :)

[@frankfarjood4080]

excellent

[@derlambach3407]

Give us more!!

[@jonnyhatter35]

awesome!

[@flaviopinhota]

Just found your channel with this video. I'm glad I did! You explain the concepts very well, it's easy to follow. Thank you very much and keep them coming ☺

[@MrJinxike]

Yes yes, love your videos . So far that was the best gift for this christmas :D

[@sjsphotog]

Great lesson Justin. Thanks. Merry Christmas. Hope to see many more lessons like this going forward.

[@steveg93]

I smashed the like button as hard as I could. (And subscribed)

[@JustinNowellPlaysBG]

Thank you!

[@KamilKaraali]

Amazing lesson...Thanks Justin

[@GrumblinDice]

Terrific video Justin! I am studying the early blitz at the moment and you have helped greatly. Thank you very much and a happy new year to you! 🎲🎲🎲

[@johannesjonsson1951]

Excellent! JJ

[@Metttyu]

Thank you Justin, that was great! At the position at 2:50 how many rollouts needed for XG to overturn it to a Double/Take? 2592 wasn't enough for me.

[@marcoe8250]

Good stuff! Keep up the good work.

[@nigelbelton4748]

Great tone, clear, and as already mentioned, not too much or too little. I really like the repetitive message reinforcement, so if it doesn’t sink in straight away, you reiterate the learning point. Learning visually with XG animation makes it easier to learn for a lot of people, myself included, who prefer this type of visual instruction. Also, bite-size pieces of new information aid learning. But, how far can you go with these lessons Justin, there’s so much too Backgammon. Please, keep them coming. What’s next?

[@eonny]

More please.

[@MrEdwardCollins]

"Smash" the LIKE button? :) I think you've been listening to Marc too much. Isn't that his line? :) Thanks for taking the time to put this video together... and on Christmas Eve, no less. Happy holidays to you.

[@squirrelpatrick3670]

that is what people do to like buttons. They smash them

[@mattneale3128]

Great video, thanks very much!

[@eldubs]

Thank you!

[@CyberPsyLen]

Dense, succinct and Superb

[@robmunro1065]

is 6-4 split play first move 3rd best?

[@TableTopTroubadour]

Hey Justin -- I know this is an old video, but hoping you'll respond. When you talk about "reference positions", and that "anyone that has studied backgammon should know these", where does one learn them?? 501 essential backgammon puzzles?? Where can I find a collection of reference positions for good pattern recognition?

[@boomerakaj.d.9978]

Cube Like A Boss is a better resource (I have both books). Olsen sets up hundreds of positions in all phases of the game and examines the subtle differences that make them change from no-double to play-on. Very instructive. You can do the same yourself with Robertie's book and XG/gnubg, but Olsen's is easier to study especially when you are away from a computer since he includes all the XG statistics for each position.

[@ericwazner6521]

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