Frank Frigo – GammonLife Columnist
Frank Frigo
Frank Frigo – GammonLife Columnist
Frank Frigo won the title of World Champion of Backgammon in 1994 and 2023 at the World Backgammon Championships in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Frank wrote two articles for GammonLife in 2006 comparing certain aspects of backgammon with poker.
The articles are About Luck and Skill in Backgammon and Poker and What Lies Beyond the Board? – read them below.
About Luck and Skill in Backgammon and Poker
by Frank Frigo - 16 November 2006 The two most frequent questions I am often asked about backgammon are: 1. How much of backgammon is luck? 2. What takes more skill; backgammon or poker?
What Lies Beyond the Board?
by Frank Frigo - 28 June 2006 - I am often asked to compare the strategies of backgammon and poker. While the games certainly have some similarities, the biggest distinction is in the available information and where the information is located. Poker aficionados are quick to point out that in backgammon every piece of intelligence is on the board in front of you. Poker on the other hand requires the need to handicap the hidden or indirect information. How my opponent bets, holds his cards, reaches for his chips and darts his eyes all may...