I think I'd rather have 20 straight passes than still have all my pieces in start after 43 moves http://brainking.com/en/ShowGame?g=1526769&i=85

mctrivia: it's above and below the board

mctrivia: I am no programming genius, but I would think that it would be harder than backgammon, the problem as I see it is when you get to the 3rd or 4th roll and there is no move to be made because of the choice that you made earlier

I think that being able to split the moves and bonus rolls would make for a programing nightmare so the use 2 dice everytime would probably be the best solve.
I think the game should be played out for 2nd-4th for ratings sake