I've played roughly 2000 games, with a win pct of 62% and a current rating of 1800. My highest ranking was 2300.

I play 1 point, speed matches. Almost nothing else. So yes, it does rely a lot more on luck compared to using a doubling cube in a 3, 5 or 7 point match.

Here's what I've noticed: For a while, it seems everything is normal: I win some, I lose some, and overall I win more than i lose. My ranking goes up, by 300-400.

Then suddenly, for a few days, I'm in a rot. I just lose and lose and lose, no matter what. I'm currently on a 15-match consecutive losing streak, which is my worst run ever. But I've had similar losing streaks before. I go basically broke, and lose 200-300 points in ranking, and then finally start working my way back up again.

Am I the only one experiencing this? I've actually screenshotted some of my matches, just because how ridiculous it seems.

I built a backgammon game for the web and it's now called Janish Backgammon.

It's built as a training partner. The computer (Black) runs a GNUBG-style engine with proper cube theory, a researched opening book, and full match play logic including Crawford.

What it has:

• 1, 3, 5, 7 point matches
• Live doubling cube (take/pass)
• Play as White or Black, board flips for both directions
• Classic 80s Mac look

Free, no account needed. I'm using it to prep for club tournaments.

https://muse.ai/s/backgammon-nxf6vxqbxcsu81

I'm the developer. Feedback welcome.

I've been building Oskol (a free backgammon site) to get better at the game, and I thought this was neat ^ it's every mistake I've made, where a bigger square means a bigger error (ignore the colors, that's just me practicing these positions).

And you can click any of the squares and literally try my most embarrassing mistakes 😆 don't judge I'm getting better slow and steady. You can hit the filter to see cube vs checker mistakes

Also if you have ideas to make this 'mistake map' better please let me know

So I setup my board at a high-end hotel lobby the other day with a little card that said "Do you play?" To my surprise I got four really good players!

What have you done to recruit players?

The Gammon Room (thegammonroom.com) is live:

- Cash tables: $1, $2, $10 and $25, one-point matches, and the cube raises the stake. The fee is 10% (15% at $1). If you sit at an empty table and wait, you get your fee back when someone joins.

- Private challenges: play a friend at any stake from $1 to $100 and any match length, for a 5% fee.

- Dice you can check: the server commits to its seed (you see the hash) before you add yours, so neither side can steer a roll. After the match you can recompute every roll.

- Deposits: from $10 by card, bank transfer, PayPal or USDC.
Deposits in your first 7 days are matched 100% up to $500, paid back as 50% of your fees as you play. The first 250 depositors also become Founders, with up to 50% of their fees back for 6 months.

- Free too: a coin table with bots of five strengths when nobody's around, a daily puzzle, and free GNU Backgammon analysis of any match file.

Cash tables are open every day 18:00–21:00 UTC (2–5pm ET, 11am–2pm PT), so everyone playing for money is on at the same time. I'll be online the whole session today. Feedback welcome, especially the harsh kind.