Dear admins, dear moderators, First of all, I would like to thank you for your good site. The topic I want to talk about is about an incident (misunderstanding) that happened in the backgammon game. Of course, I know that no one is to blame, it just happened because of not understanding each other properly. Topic: Reducing the score of some of the best players in the backgammon game. First of all I have to say that I don't deny that some players may give each other points because it has happened before. But now this thing (reduction of points) has happened to those who we all know well and we know that they play for real and there is a serious competition between them. The issue here is that there are fewer players with high scores (of course this is a natural thing in all games) and they are forced to play only with each other because they have less choice. Now someone may say if they are good players why are they afraid to play with other players? The answer is that this is a game based on luck and strategy, and the luck factor is very important in it so that luck prevails over strategy. The next reason is that the risk of playing with players with a low score is too high for them. Because if a player with a high score loses, he will lose more points and if he wins the game, he will gain less points. So, it seems logical that the players choose those who have a smaller difference in points for the game. In the game of backgammon, this difference is usually acceptable up to 50 points. Now someone may ask why some players with high score only play with 1 or 2 maximum 3 players and not the other players (even with players with high score)? In my opinion, I know that other people also agree with me for 2 reasons: 1. Because of the time difference. Players may not find each other due to coming at different times. Some players come in the morning and some always come late at night. It has happened to me a lot that I have not found any players to play with and this is a fact. 2. The reason for my hesitation is because of the fierce competition between some players. I know some players and because of the intense competition between them, they never play with each other because none of them wants to directly cause their rival to rise. As a result, they play with others, not with each other. These players never play with each other even if they can't find another player to play with, even if the system reduces their points. Now, with these explanations, unfortunately, last night, some of our good and old players with the highest points experienced the penalty of points reduction. And this may happen to the others as well. In these explanations, I just want to make it clear that they have no bad intentions and always play for real. In my opinion, this unfortunate incident happened due to a lack of proper understanding of the issue, resulting in a drastic action. I hope the admins/moderators will look at this issue with a more open and clear vision. Because if this practice continues, we will witness the loss of competition and excitement in the game, and as a result, we will witness the departure of the best players, and this is a disappointing and sad issue. Best regards, áhmad