Beginner Backgammon Tutorial - 7 - Hit vs. New Points

[@santonopoulou]

Bucky, I learned to program and got my job because of your tutorials. Recently I moved home to Greece and my landlord is a huge fan of Tavli (three types of backgammon played in series) and I was so surprised to find you had videos on this as well. I was like “I recognise this voice!” Thanks for these videos. Fun and informative as always!

[@BethBurns68]

Wow! I hope Bucky has seen this comment! That's fabulous!

[@sianswejk7908]

My grandson and I were trying to play Backgammon with the weak instructions that came with the game. We put the game away!! These tutorials explain everything you need to know about backgammon clearly, and Bucky is fun to listen to. Thank you Bucky for these tutorials!!!

[@ahmedr.]

Whenever you get the opportunity to hit someone - do it! ,, that was so explicit !! :)))

[@dafoex]

I agree! Doubly so if they have a very punchable face!

[@BethBurns68]

Life lessons, haha!

[@nelg70]

I wouldn't just hit them because the opportunity presents itself. You also have to think a bout the probability of their next dice roll. A huge factor.

[@sharuto]

me: hey mom! mom:yeah? thump* mom:why did u hit me??!! me:bucky told me to

[@sjsphotog]

I always teach my new students to perform these 4 strategies in this order: 1) HIT; 2) Build/Make a new point in your hone; 3) Get ready to build a new point in your home by slotting; 4) RUN your back 2 guys to try and get to safety, in that order. on each move/roll you should run tthru those 4 strategies to know whats your best pla for the most part.

[@azdgariarada]

You should have subtitled this video "The first rule about Backgammon is you don't talk about Backgammon", or maybe "I want you to hit me as hard as you can".

[@angeladabb1330]

Thank you for teaching me how to play- Great lessons. Educational and good for a life lesson laugh.

[@thaleia.psilaki]

Life lessons with thenewboston

[@skasperl]

The closer to your own beginning they are, you should hit them. You shouldn't hit them in your homeboard, when you can't make the point. But it mostly depends on the situation. -d.

[@jeromsavestheworld]

"usually you want to hit someone as much as you can"

[@mikemason4792]

I've never played. Will be buying the game. Great instruction. Thank you.

[@christopheredwards4855]

Best beginners backgammon I’ve seen - thanks😃

[@forouzsaunders8198]

Thank you for your tutorials which I found both veru clear and useful. Love from UK

[@paulsinkala5669]

I now understand the game, it's taken me forever.

[@veronica14ish]

It is a fun game and great tutorials. Going to teach my grandson how to play as he is learning to play chess

[@TehCacti]

You have so many great skills bucky

[@biertrunk2021]

would you hit someone in your own homeboard if there is no way to save this coin? i mean if i hit someone on point 4 in my homeboard, he just has to roll a 4 to hit me and i have to run the hole way... this would be nice to know because i am a beginner... thanks a lot for your help

[@SengokuTheGouda]

What's the other die for?

[@guyy4792]

Cody O. I don't know either.

[@mattrodgers1663]

It's a doubling die. They're used to indicate the stakes of the game, typically for match play (commonly used in tournaments or when you play for money.) For example, you and your opponent agree to play a series of games (typically called a match) to a certain number of points (generally 3, 5, 7, etc.) Each individual game is typically worth 1 point, but during the course of the game an individual can offer to play the doubling die to double the stakes. The opponent then either accepts the die (and the increased stakes) or reject it, forfeiting the game at the existing point value. If they accept, they gain ownership of the doubling die until either a) the end of the game, or b) they choose to play the doubling die themselves (which the original doubler can then either accept or reject). This style of match play is much better than just a single game in much the way that Poker is more fun when you play a series of hands rather than just a single one. One game of Backgammon is very luck-based, but a series of games gives you time to make interesting decisions and manage the randomness of the dice rolls.

[@lookoutforKURT]

can you hit off a checker coming off the bar?

[@guanhui1376]

come on I've been watching all the parts and It's still not the end. how many parts are there???

[@enoamb]

9

[@11beowulf]

The best tutorial! Thank you!

[@MartinJohnZ]

So your life lesson is: hit someone as often as you can?

[@Pumbear]

TAP DAT ASS BOI

[@radioactivefa6129]

This is the culture that his parents gave him!

[@JosuesepCabrera]

Thank i learned alot manual paper sucks.

[@arandomuser2945]

Is your board self-made?

[@PeeOrbital]

Great series, thanks!

[@Michael.Vendetti]

00:57, Life Lesson: Whenever you get the opportunity to hit someone. . . . do it.

[@gig7288]

How to set it

[@mohsenzakaria9940]

you are genius:)

[@TimTimeTV]

in an arugment it isnt as good to make a good point then to hit them

[@seaofclay]

Very good life lesson...

[@PINKFL0YD-s2h]

Some people leave counters all over the place and you can get 9 of their counters in your home. This is a terrible pain as they block your home and at the end of the match they will have the rest home and as you try to get home more often than not you have to leave single counters and they take and then have a lot of counters to attack your taken ones on the way back. I hate people who do this. It turns it from skill to a crap shoot

[@marykelly8408]

Awesome!!

[@discodan10]

I'm gonna go ahead and say thanks for the lesson, your gonna go ahead nsay thanks but maybe i could have got it pretty much all in one episode and I'd be like that's ok I just about got through. :)

[@emu1994]

Why, hit 'em?

[@PINKFL0YD-s2h]

Life lessons of a kid ROTFL

[@samcastilleja4346]

Nice tutorials!!!

[@milna1202]

Hit 'em people!

[@DOROTAFANTAGIRO]

Szkoda, że po polsku nikt tak dobrze nie tłumaczy tej świetnej gry

[@chrissybcross4210]

thanks needed that

[@CameraMan9258]

@lookoutforKURT yes you can

[@nikosstebilis5622]

every 10year old greek can beat this guy!

[@lifeDotGov]

inb4 another backgammon vid

[@bunglebonce]

@skasperl True dat

[@patrick1020000]

In soviet russia, I am first

[@Georgy_47]

HRTP

[@drecklia]

6th hit

[@willowridgeapartments9917]

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[@ZER0--]

Just hope your opponenet doesnt roll 1-1

[@hunhun14]

woot first

[@joeyp978]

Lmfao

[@arkana56]

5th