New Posts For Thread: Backgammon/gambling questionhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512258/backgammongambling-questionHi,A friend and I were playing a game of backgammon at £5 per chip won by. The doubling cube applies. Anyway it ended up being £40 a point. The only snag is that our max loss to each other on anything is always £200 - whatever the outcome as the sI appreciate the replies. The original post was written by my friend who put it on 2+2, but I thought I would put it here too. We haven't falen out in any way, just trying to find the fairest answer because we didnt stipulate in advance.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512258/backgammongambling-question?post_id=420127086#420127086I appreciate the replies. The original post was written by my friend who put it on 2+2, but I thought I would put it here too. We haven't falen out in any way, just trying to find the fairest answer because we didnt stipulate in advance.Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:04:41 -0600Doesn't alter anything , friend pays £200https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512258/backgammongambling-question?post_id=420127078#420127078Doesn't alter anything , friend pays £200Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:28:19 -0600Missed that as well, was working off the opening statement, WD Barretahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512258/backgammongambling-question?post_id=420127074#420127074Missed that as well, was working off the opening statement, WD BarretaTue, 02 Feb 2010 00:26:59 -0600barretta won, says in his later post. i missed that before, assumed he was arguing his case as loserhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512258/backgammongambling-question?post_id=420127070#420127070barretta won, says in his later post. i missed that before, assumed he was arguing his case as loserMon, 01 Feb 2010 19:00:26 -0600The 40% is a handicapping system and the £200 is a stop/loss, work out the handicap and then apply the stop loss. Simplies, you lose the maximum £200 on this ocassion, but as said above clarify the rules before the next game and stay friends, and ghttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512258/backgammongambling-question?post_id=420127066#420127066The 40% is a handicapping system and the £200 is a stop/loss, work out the handicap and then apply the stop loss. Simplies, you lose the maximum £200 on this ocassion, but as said above clarify the rules before the next game and stay friends, and gMon, 01 Feb 2010 18:23:41 -0600I arrived at £200 being fair, with similar reasoning to Lori, unless differing stop losses were agreed beforehand.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512258/backgammongambling-question?post_id=420127062#420127062I arrived at £200 being fair, with similar reasoning to Lori, unless differing stop losses were agreed beforehand.Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:12:31 -0600if the loser genuinely believes his stop loss was £120 and the winner thinks it was £200 then there has just been a misunderstanding, so why not settle for the average at £160my hunch is the loser might be trying to bend the rules a little after lhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512258/backgammongambling-question?post_id=420127058#420127058if the loser genuinely believes his stop loss was £120 and the winner thinks it was £200 then there has just been a misunderstanding, so why not settle for the average at £160my hunch is the loser might be trying to bend the rules a little after lMon, 01 Feb 2010 17:58:18 -0600Thanks for the replies. We play that if we both roll the same number at the beginning then the dice doubles, this happened twice. and became a £20 a piece game. I doubled to make it £40 to ensure a larger win whe I was slightly ahead when we endedhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512258/backgammongambling-question?post_id=420127054#420127054Thanks for the replies. We play that if we both roll the same number at the beginning then the dice doubles, this happened twice. and became a £20 a piece game. I doubled to make it £40 to ensure a larger win whe I was slightly ahead when we endedMon, 01 Feb 2010 17:43:34 -0600what was the amount owing before the last game was played?stop loss of £200 = 5 pointsyou managed to get to 12 points behind, so assuming the pro doubled early last game (perhaps on the first move :D) did you double at some point after that, then gehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512258/backgammongambling-question?post_id=420127010#420127010what was the amount owing before the last game was played?stop loss of £200 = 5 pointsyou managed to get to 12 points behind, so assuming the pro doubled early last game (perhaps on the first move :D) did you double at some point after that, then geMon, 01 Feb 2010 15:29:49 -0600A clearer way to see how unfair it is , if he'd won 8 points (£320) then you'd have owed him £192, no questions asked.It makes no sense to pay him less for 12 points imo.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23512258/backgammongambling-question?post_id=420126998#420126998A clearer way to see how unfair it is , if he'd won 8 points (£320) then you'd have owed him £192, no questions asked.It makes no sense to pay him less for 12 points imo.Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:01:45 -0600