Forum Archive : Fun and frustration

Losing streaks From:   Jim Peplow Address:   jpeplow@bcag.org Date:   21 July 1998 Subject:   Re: Worst Losing Streaks? Forum:   rec.games.backgammon Google:   6p2eld$5l5@enews3.newsguy.com Eric Hsu wrote: > Okay, since I am sick of (1) the computers-cheating thread and (2) > my current losing streak, I beg you all to console me with stories > of your own losing streaks, or legendary losing streaks. I started > on FIBS a couple of months ago, climbed up to 1720+ and now I have > plummeted to 1650. I guess it's not that much of a plummet, but it > feels like I must have lost 20 out of the last 22 matches, against > all levels of competition, all match lengths, all levels of player > clever and absurd. Yeesh! That's not much of a plummet. Earlier this year I was ready to crack the 1700 barrier, when in a 3 week period I dropped from 1694 clear down to about 1480. I couldn't believe it! I'm now back in the 1680s, but it really opened my eyes to a couple of things. 1 - I'm more likely to accept initial invites from somebody in the 1400s than I used to, and 2 - I think my dramatic plunge was God's way of telling me to put BG into perspective. Now instead of spending 3 straight hours playing BG, I might play for 1 1/2 hours and read a book or something else for 1 1/2 hours :-) Jim - Truth on GG   Did you find the information in this article useful?           Do you have any comments you'd like to add?

 

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