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[Jaws]

A bit like trying to get a score of 19 in crib trhis one..

I know its feckin sad but I have lain awake trying to figure a way of doing this....

Is it possible to get a stalemate in backgammon

I have come to the conclusion it is not but in my head a fell it SHOULD be possible .. I just cannot shake it from my bonce !

 

[Pugwash]

No it's not.

Even if you ended up in this situation, you could still throw a number small enough to move a piece onto one of your own occupied positions:

 

[gypsy]

A stalemate position would be one in which neither player could make any future play. You can imagine such a position if both players had checkers on the bar and closed home boards. Neither player would be able to enter his checker or make any other move, and the game would be stuck.

But such a position cannot be reached through legal play. Here's why. Suppose a double closeout position were somehow possible. Either you or your opponent would have to close your home board first. Let's say it's you.

- You can't close your board if you have a checker on the bar. So your opponent must hit you sometime after you close your board.

- Your opponent can't hit you while your board is closed if he has a checker on the bar. So sometime after he hits you, you must hit him.

- You can't hit your opponent while you have a checker on the bar if his home board is closed. So he presumably closes his board sometime after you hit him.

- But if you hit him, he will be on the bar against your closed board and he won't be able to close his own board. So a double closeout position is impossible.

 

[Samster]

Eddy's right........ not possible...........

Talking 'backers' (my favourite game)....check these beauties out

http://www.mastersgames.com/cat/board/backgammon.htm

Very expensive, but I'd love to own one........ especially the non-folding "Olympic".

Anybody play online? I play the Windows Internet Backgammon sometimes but it's shit as you can't select your opponent manually

 

[Mozza]

- So your opponent must hit you sometime after you close your board.

- Your opponent can't hit you . So sometime after he hits you, you must hit him.

- You can't hit your opponent So he presumably closes his board sometime after you hit him.

- But if you hit him, he won't be able to.

feek me, and i thought rugby was a violent game, think i will take up your game !!!!b0x2

 

[Jaws]

Ahah !!!! Thought I just had it...

Sooooo The game standa at all the blacks in the home block apart from three which have been hit and are on the bar
The whites have two on numbers 2 to 7 a further two anywhere on the outer play area.

The white also has ONE marker on point one.

Black throws a double 1

That knocks off the white and puts all three blacks on the number 1 point of the white home.

Now with the blacks unable to leave the white home and the white unable to get back on..

Except of course that once the 3 blacks are on black would then have to start moving his counters down in his home area leaving space for the white to come on .. damn !!!!!!!!!!

 

[Samster]

John - give up on it, a stalemate can't happen - unless you lose all four dice!

 

[gypsy]

Eddy's right........ not possible...........

Talking 'backers' (my favourite game)....check these beauties out

http://www.mastersgames.com/cat/board/backgammon.htm

Very expensive, but I'd love to own one........ especially the non-folding "Olympic".

Anybody play online? I play the Windows Internet Backgammon sometimes but it's shit as you can't select your opponent manually

I use play65 .com Sam but you will have to select a room to play in there are quite a few players about

 

[R2B2]

Shouldn't those boards have squares on them... :dunno: :dunno:

 

[Jaws]

I have played 10210 games since last boxing day... I really MUST get out more !

 

[ianrobbo1]

Derrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dunno:

 

[Pugwash]

I have backgammon on my mobile. I can get out more AND play. :yo: