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Topic: teaching youngsters incorrect rules of play is damaging to their lives and to the detriment of socie
Sheila LaBoof started this discussion 9 years ago#57,316
Consider the deep thanks that Brendan has given a fellow for his cogent series of backgammon tutorials:
Thank you Sir, as a teenager I was taught backgammon (and many other games) by an older friend who I subsequently discovered was a compulsive cheat who made up rules to suit his needs as, and when, required so I had to relearn Chess, Poker, Bridge,... well, almost everything after Snakes and Ladders. This guy used to do the bank in Monopoly and give himself a £500 note between his two £100 notes every time he passed Go. That was when I discovered he wasn't the best teacher I ever had. So, when my wife and I tried to play backgammon many years ago and found it totally confusing (according to my friend's rules) we gave up. Recently my wife suggested we try again and I found your series which has been invaluable and has made me quite excited about starting to play Backgammon properly. My wife is going to watch the series as well so that we can help each other learn the correct rules.
Again, thank you for taking the time to do this, I really appreciate it.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 2 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^][v]#736,831
@736,797 (Wildchild !GjXpatdBd.)
More like since the day MC started Matt.
Why the lies?
Sheila LaBoof (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#736,844
One thing that parents can do for their children when teaching them these games is explaining and showing them the folly of being a poor loser, and yes, also being a poor winner. Both will quickly be judged to be assholes that no one likes.