I feel like studying Backgammon again. At my current skill level, backgammon is still the most fun in terms of game-play. Games move quickly, and each individual game takes a short amount of time.
Go, on the other hand, is a spiritual exercise for me. But then again, so is my work. And so is gardening. And even, with the right frame of mind, the chores around the house. So after a day of holding myself together to be a radiant in my good work, it is nice to have this game for its excitement.
I have taken to something quite odd, but really fun for me. I set up a Backgammon board beside my computer, so I can play through the moves on it while playing the computer. I had first thought of doing this with Go, when I one day get a board, but I realized the same principal could transfer. One of the big reasons I bother my wife to play Backgammon so much with me is because it is an excuse to use real pieces. I just love the click, click of the game. And now I can have that as much as I want. Just in time for Winter Break.
