UBC 2021 Final: MOCHY vs DIRK (Day 1 Match 1) Backgammon

[@chrisbrant3800]

Thanks to Marc and the rest of the team. Nobody works harder than Galaxy to make the game more popular. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

[@BackgammonGalaxy]

Thank you Chris. We do work hard!

[@tomazy44]

The production looks fab.. Love the addition of the numbers notation.

[@mmadeforfighting3628]

Best backgammon coverage you'll see. Quality of narration, resolution, cameras and best of all, the players

[@MrLukkyNL]

I rediscovered backgammon. Well done Galaxy. I hope backgammon gets more popular too!

[@BackgammonGalaxy]

We're happy that you've joined our community Alexander! This is a huge part of our motivation for doing this - to open people's eyes to this wonderful game!

[@williaml2579]

This is a REALLY awesome production. So much attention to detail. Top notch quality. Well done guys 👏🏼

[@BackgammonGalaxy]

Thank you William! We are happy to be appreciated.

[@christian640]

Great picture at youtube, with all informations on the screen in perfect quality. And professional commentary as well. First class presentation of the awesome match. Loving it.

[@hrrld]

Great, great, great. Long live the UBC and Backgammon Galaxy! Looking forward to the rest of the videos. Stay rad. Love from CO, USA.

[@BackgammonCostaRica]

awesome production, live commentary and analysis

[@BackgammonGalaxy]

Much appreciated Henrik!

[@macleadg]

World Chess Championship started today too. Game geek heaven!

[@MauiJOY]

All three of my Christmas presents of Michi's books have arrived!!! woo hoo! Back Checker Strategy, Opening Concepts and Endgame Technique. After studying them over the holidays, I will surely be a much better player!

[@giancarloratto9530]

State of the art production, well done

[@BackgammonGalaxy]

Thanks Giancarlo!

[@hrabanus]

Great coverage this year, guys! Love the commentary, the points being displayed, the camera work and of course the earth board!

[@aphealy]

Great coverage, and Michy bonus analysis at the end!

[@karstenbredahl7090]

Outstanding streaming setup

[@BackgammonGalaxy]

Thanks Karsten!!

[@cemfidan2616]

Still waiting for Nicks Audio Book

[@backgammonbyfulle6908]

Awesome production guys! :)

[@mbirkan]

Perfect way to watch a good match thank you guys

[@Paulaner50230]

Hi Marc and Nick Thanks for the perfect upload and interesting commentaries. Today (minute 20:21) I learned that there is not a 1/21 chance (1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6, 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6, 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6, 4-4 4-5 4-6, 5-5 5-6, 6-6 = 21 different possibilities but a 1/18 (1/6 + 1/6 = 2/36 = 1/18) chance for any given roll. grats to Mochi

[@tahamk4582]

what a fabulous team! Thank you so much.

[@BackgammonGalaxy]

Thank you very much Mehdi!

[@scottbutki]

is match 2 tomorrow? is that how this is working? im excited to watch and learn

[@BackgammonGalaxy]

Yes exactly!

[@Aliniuz1]

Outstanding production, love it! What is the name of the book and author being talked about at around 17:30? I googled "The theory of backgammon" but haven't found the book that seems to be talked about. Loving the show guys!

[@davitjaparashvili168]

this is dirks book

[@martingille7598]

Hyped

[@oussamabouchana28]

Mochy the best 💪❤

[@clarkruzin8271]

Shout out to Hossein and Michy!

[@oscardeee]

What do the red & green sets of bars with the + and ++ signs mean?

[@BackgammonGalaxy]

It's the level of computer analysis (by the software "eXtremeGammon"). Two plus signs means "2-ply analysis" which is more accurate than 1-ply analysis as more calculations are done.

[@oscardeee]

@@BackgammonGalaxy Thanks a lot :)

[@nephilimrephaim3949]

Let's go Mochy

[@ethanfriesen3649]

Hyped as well

[@charliewynn3210]

Can someone explain the "in a 7 point match in perfect play the most common score is 2-0" thing for me? I'm assuming they mean someone doubles and wins. Then because of the score the game gets doubled to 8 so either player wins the match? But then the most common would be 2-7 or 0-7 or whatever..

[@charliewynn3210]

Nevermind, they mean after the first game. Which makes more sense

[@ssj4punkrocker]

Where can I get a board like this?

[@davidcavicke1340]

Would like to donate. Can that only be done if watching live?

[@Marcolino10DK]

No the donation link is still open. :)

[@user-pd9cq7sm8o]

Hyped too

[@clarkruzin8271]

Mochy is a machine lol

[@chengchaolu2211]

What is back ground music before the stream start?

[@BackgammonGalaxy]

It's from a stock music site. It's not available on Spotify etc.

[@AureyT.]

As a beginner why does he hit when he rolls 5,2?

[@itsmejp75]

What does plus plus ++ mean?

[@patrickbertrand6366]

I'm looking forward!! Smash that Like-Button! 👍👍

[@martingilson663]

I don’t know ……all this computer analysis seems to have taken a lot of fun and conversation out of the game !! I used to enjoy a group around the board discussing the merits or negative views of a move or game situation over a glass of wine !!! No more !! Granted some players games have benefitted but more often than not those players who had great insight and instinct have started to doubt themselves and adjusted their thinking and play in a negative way !! Computer analysis is directly responsible !!

[@BackgammonGalaxy]

One does not exclude the other :) It's still possible to play chouette (for example) without analysis and talk about best plays in a fun way.

[@martingilson663]

That’s all very true !! I came up in the game in the 70’s and 80’s in the San Francisco Bay Area when it seemed there were tournaments or private games every night of the week !! Unfortunately those days are gone !! It’s hard to over emphasize how great those days were for a BG player locally !! Keep up the great work at Galaxy !!

[@B4peace]

@54:39 Why is this such a big blunder?

[@studio-xp7wg]

Какая-то постановка))

[@WebColorsGr]

Honda > BMW so far 😁

[@Dreamcatcher_BG]

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