pgt: ~~why ANYBODY who plays backgammon would want to play WITHOUT the cube beggars belief.
Isn't that a religious statement?
At the least, surely all that having no cube means is that you play each game to the end and have to overcome every game-snatching opportunity that presents itself to the opponent? I can't understand why anyone would have such animosity to that. Personally, I greatly enjoy cubeless play and both the challenge of maintaining the lead to the very end and the chance of snatching victory at the last moment.
On the other hand, if you'd said:
~~why ANYBODY who plays backgammon would want to play WITHOUT the checkers beggars belief.
Then I'd understand completely, for that would be sheer madess!!
(hide) If you want to play a game with an opponent of a similar level, you can define a required BKR range for a new game invitation. Then nobody with a BKR outside this range will be able to see/accept it. (Katechka) (show all tips)