Internet backgammon

[willowman]

Why are there no players from the USA on internet backgammon? Surely somebody in US must play backgammon, or do they have a different Windows system out there?

[headrush]

I assume you're refering to the version that comes with Windows XP, not the one at MSN.

Is it because the opponents are listed as English? I believe (might be wrong) that "English" means all flavours of English speaker- UK, Oz, NZ, US etc based...

This is from the XP version help:
A global search tries to match you with the perfect partner based on a set of criteria, such as your language, and skill level. Although not every match is perfect, the game tries to match you with the best fit.

[willowman]

Thanks Headrush, hadn't thought of that. Two points spring to mind however.

What difference does the language make? Naturally the set of comments would be in each players own language, so it really doesn't matter to me whether my opponent is speaking Hebrew or Finnish.

also there is now thinking in some quarters that Americans don't speak English, they speak American, such are the grammatical differences that have now arisen between the two languages eg "I have gotten what you wanted"

[Martin27]

Plenty of player online at the link on this site, that s where I play its pretty good
http://www.yesitshelpful.com