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Interesting psychological study while playing backgammon

#7576380 - 10/30/07 11:56 AM (16 years, 5 months ago)

Most of my income comes from online gaming. While playing, I rarely chat, thus have NO online persona. Try to extrapolate the following to non-gaming scenarios in your own life.

Was playing some backgammon against a lady from Canada yesterday. She gets me in a very strong position from a which I need a series of lucky rolls to extricate myself.

1. Here it is typical for one to already be counting their money as if the game was over. This will become obvious in a minute.

She rolls her worst rolls and I get a miracle hit.

2. She calls me a 'cheating motherfucker'. The server is only 5000 miles away and I have no connection with the owners nor any possible way to cheat.

I still have a long way to go and roll of series of mediocre rolls, but make risky plays in order win. They work out well. I then double the stakes of the game. She has an easy drop (reducing her $$$ risk), but because she was already attached to be a winner, chooses to continue the game at an increased $$$ risk. See: point 1. (This also applies to The Iraq War. There is a time to cut your losses despite the initial financial or emotional investment.)

I roll a few average rolls, but my position is so strong that almost any roll plays well.

3. She continues to cry and verbally abuse me even though I have not typed a word other than the initial greeting. I am an "asshole" because I moved the checkers? She attacks my skill level which is not in doubt. The wraps up with, "Never invite me to play with you again!" Here we have the infamous rewriting of history as she invited me to play.

The game turns and she finishes with four miracle doubles to take the purse.

4. The final flourish is yet one more insult, then a sudden disconnect. Winning could not make her happy at this point..

Notice that ALL of the drama was in her own mind.

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#7576438 - 10/30/07 12:11 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

Obviously, your "s-rays" were the cause of her distress. Don't try to blame other people's suffering on their own mental processes. :nono:

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#7576531 - 10/30/07 12:42 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

The obvious conclusion:

You just don't have good luck with women.

Fortunately gaming still pays the bills. :thumbup:

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The more knowledge, the more grief.
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#7577309 - 10/30/07 03:35 PM (16 years, 5 months ago)

That's why I prefer to play against the casino...not against the women :smile:

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