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03-18-2015 , 05:48 PM

networth

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Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,208

Just saw the list today of the inductees. I figured Robertie would be a first ballet inductee but didn't know until today. Congratulations. But how did they leave off Taper Mike?

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03-19-2015 , 06:18 AM

Taper_Mike

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Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,030

ROTFL!

It is possible that Bruce Becker, author of the infamous Backgammon for Blood, just edged me out.

Congrats, Bill! You are a deserving inductee.

Mike

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03-19-2015 , 09:33 AM

Robertie

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Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,954

Thanks to all for the kind words.

Taper Mike will mke it someday, but first he'll have to win one of the big ones!

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03-21-2015 , 08:05 PM

bleep69

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Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 483

Congratulations Bill. From the little I know, it seems very well deserved after a lifetime playing the game and discerning the theory behind it. The stories I've read about roll-outs by hand have left me speechless.

Taper Mike deserves an award from the readers here on the forum at the least. I certainly have benefited from his tireless and well-explained posts that must have taken ages to produce. I hereby nominate him for the 2+2 backgammon forum hero award! Thanks Taper Mike.

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03-22-2015 , 04:13 AM

Kamba

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Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 93

Well said bleep. Two legends right there. I second your nomination for Mike. 2+2 forum hero he is!

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03-22-2015 , 07:33 PM

Taper_Mike

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Originally Posted by Kamba

Well said bleep. Two legends right there. I second your nomination for Mike. 2+2 forum hero he is!

Thanks for the words of support. I do enjoy writing. Trying to explain things help me learn them. I once told a friend I might be the 10,000th-best backgammon player he the United States. When he popped back with, "Are there that many serious players in the country?," I said, "You get the point."

There is only one Giant of Backgammon who posts regularly on this site. Thanks for all you do, Bill!

Mike

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03-23-2015 , 04:41 AM

Fllecha

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Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 321

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Originally Posted by Taper_Mike

. I once told a friend I might be the 10,000th-best backgammon player he the United States. When he popped back with, "Are there that many serious players in the country?," I said, "You get the point"

Although i dont think there are that many serious players in usa, mike remains my hero.

But Who is taper mike? Are you a semi professional?

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03-23-2015 , 05:45 PM

GrantHoffman

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Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 113

Congrats to Bill on his well deserved spot in the American Hall of fame.

AS we are remembering the great players, it reminded me of 2 non-american players whose books were available here in New Zealand :- Joe Dwek and Phillip Martyn. Do you know Bill if they are still playing and what they are doing now days?

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03-23-2015 , 09:28 PM

Robertie

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Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,954

My highly placed sources tell me that Joe stills plays the occasional high-stakes game in London.

Philip Martyn retired and disappeared from the BG scene back in the late 1970s. I've been playing in tournaments since 1978 and I've never met him.

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03-24-2015 , 02:28 PM

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TheRealFatboy

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Originally Posted by Taper_Mike

Bill is great!!! I read all his posts as I do yours Mike. thanks

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03-24-2015 , 05:36 PM

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MadTiger

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It is truly great to have people who are Hall of Fame material taking the time to contribute here.

Thank you.

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03-30-2015 , 07:48 PM

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Mr. Barbegris

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Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,628

Just saw this. Congratulations Bill.

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