Re: The problems with Stick's offer to play 101 nine pt. matches.

I'm a serious student of the game, I play GNU or Snowie for free all
day long.  I'll play my brothers for free, people I meet in real life
and I become a decent acquaintaince with, I'll play for free - I don't
know you, there's nothing I can learn from playing you I couldn't
learn otherwise, spending my time playing GNU 0 ply eg.

I claim there is a great deal of short term luck involved, the closer
the skill level of the players the more luck is a factor.  Me playing
you for money I don't think there's that much luck involved, esp. in a
series of matches.

Why don't you answer me one question which I completely fail to
understand.  You're being offered a shot at $500 for FREE to play the
same series of 1 euro matches against me, why in the name of Allah
wouldn't you play?  This completely stumps me, I'll give you that
lol.

Stick

On May 14, 12:11=A0am, monty1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> But aren't you the one arguing that the "better" player can lose big
> time (such as losing 5 of 7 fifteen point matches)? =A0Couldn't Stick
> just as easily lose a bundle (playing for high stakes)? =A0This is the
> contradiction most who post here on a regular basis seem to be unable
> to see, when it suits them. =A0When it does not, all of a sudden
> backgammon reverts to being a game with a huge amount of luck. =A0Which
> is it? =A0If it's mostly luck, Stick has a true gambler's mentality.
> Stick's "valuable time" can be better spent losing a ton of money?
> Let's have just a bit of rational thought here.