playing gammon without the cube is chronologically similar to playing chess without en passant or castling; both were introduced to liven up the game, whether for gambling purposes or not. So to further alanback's analogy, separate ratings to me would be like castling/en passantless chess vs. chess: sometimes a significant difference in game play, but in the end it's still chess. I'll be happy just to wait for ladders.
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