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Play Sites
I have always been a bit reticent in promoting my server NOBS in this
newsgroup. This is because I am a dedicated fan of FIBS, and I do not
want anyone to think NOBS is trying to compete with FIBS.
FIBS will always be _the_ pre-eminent internet backgammon server.
The idea behind NOBS is to provide an alternative server for those
unfortunate times when FIBS is not available. NOBS was conceived
during a couple of those awful times when the Swedish version of FIBS
was off the air for several days in a row; NOBS was improved to a point
of being usable during the rough patches as FIBS settled into its new
home in San Francisco.
NOBS is now very stable, and is online most of the time (but not 24 hours).
NOBS works very much like FIBS, and regular players should feel at home
there very quickly. NOBS works with regular telnet connections, and also
works correctly with FIBS/W, MacFIBS, tinyfugue, xfibs, BBGT, and xibc.
NOBS was online during the hours when the west-coast power failure took
FIBS offline last Saturday. Because very few players connected to NOBS
during that time, I decided I would post this reminder notice to let
people know that they have another home available when FIBS is down.
I personally am a confirmed FIBS-addict, and I know how horrible it can
be when you are forced to go without your dose of online backgammon.
NOBS can be reached via telnet to conch.aa.msen.com port 4321
(when it is connected to the net, which is not 24 hours).
For more information, see my web page at:
http://www.msen.com/~lwp/bg.html
-- Spider
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: "We are surrounded by
:: Lou Poppler <lwp@mail.msen.com> :: insurmountable opportunity."
:: http://www.msen.com/~lwp/ ::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Pogo (Walt Kelly)
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Lou Poppler writes:
Due to DNS reorganizations to reduce spam, the old name "nobs.mi.org"
can no longer be used to reach NOBS. Instead please use this name:
conch.msen.com (port 4321)
Sorry for the inconvenience.
-- Spider, proprietor of NOBS
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"Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger." -- Abbie Hoffman
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Play Sites
- Arkadium (Michael Volpatt, Oct 2003)
- BG Room (Stanley E. Richards+, Oct 2007)
- Backgammon4Money--Announcement (Will Edison, Dec 2001)
- Best value (Kenny Lee Smith+, June 1998)
- Club Games (Ashton Haze, Sept 2005)
- Club Games (Tomawaky+, May 2005)
- Comparison of rakes (Raccoon, Dec 2006)
- Comparison of rakes (Raccoon, July 2006)
- Comparison of rakes (Hank Youngerman+, Oct 2005)
- Comparison of rakes (Daniel, Aug 2005)
- DailyGammon (Dan Wittkopp+, July 2004)
- DailyGammon (Scott Steiner+, Apr 2004)
- DailyGammon (Phil Vanicek, May 2001)
- FIBS vs. GamesGrid (Bob Stringer, May 2000)
- FIBS--Financial support (Kit Woolsey, Aug 1997)
- FIBS--Original announcement (Andreas Schneider, July 1992)
- FIBS--Top Tournament Performers (Osman Guner, July 2003)
- FIBS--Your worst fears (Richard Greenberg, Nov 1995)
- Fair Backgammon (info, May 2006)
- Free online tournaments (Ricardo Hui+, Mar 2009)
- Friendly play site (Ian Dunstan+, Feb 2006)
- GameDesire (Maciej Mróz, Sept 2004)
- GameSite2000--Announcment (GameSite 2000, Jan 2000)
- Games4Dollars (Info Team, Apr 2004)
- GamesGrid vs FIBS (Jim Cochrane, Jan 1999)
- GamesGrid--Announcement (CyberArts Inc., June 1996)
- GamesGrid--Comparison to FIBS (Ken Arnold, May 1997)
- GamesGrid--Second version (Ken Arnold, Sept 1996)
- GamesGrid--Update (Ken Arnold, Mar 1998)
- Gammon Empire--Announcement (Jerry, Nov 2004)
- Gammon11 (sirkaber, May 2006)
- HigherGames--Announcement (Michael Gilbert, Dec 2003)
- ItsYourTurn--Announcement (Tom Buhrman, Sept 1999)
- Ladbrokes.com (mccm1976, May 2006)
- Link to review of play sites (cindybel+, May 2006)
- MSN Gaming Zone--Overall experience (Mark Ferrante+, Nov 1997)
- MSN Gaming Zone--Thoughts (Gregg Cattanach, Dec 1998)
- MoneyGaming.com (max+, July 2005)
- NOBS (Lou Poppler+, Aug 1996)
- Overview (chinaski+, June 2008)
- Overview (Alan Webb, Jan 1999)
- PiranhaGammon (Piranha, Dec 2007)
- Play site wish list (Perry Gartner+, Dec 2012)
- Play65/GammonEmpire (Butch Meese+, July 2005)
- Play65/GammonEmpire (Daniel Murphy+, Dec 2004)
- Play65/GammonEmpire vs. TrueMoneyGames (oneprime+, Feb 2005)
- Play65/GammonEmpire--Are they the same? (Tony Yarwood+, Aug 2005)
- Play65/GammonEmpire--Review (Tom Keith+, Sept 2005)
- Play65/GammonEmpire--Withdrawal symptoms (David Warmind+, May 2007)
- Play65/GammonEmpire--Withdrawal symptoms (Erik Sorensen+, Apr 2007)
- Playmaker World--Announcement (Michael Crane, Nov 2001)
- Playsite--Announcement (Seth Tapper, Mar 1997)
- Ratings comparison (Daniel Murphy, Aug 1999)
- Richard's Play-by-E-mail Server (Richard Rognlie, May 1997)
- TrueMoneygames--Announcement (TrueMoneygames Info, Apr 2002)
- VOG (Glenn+, Feb 2000)
- Where to play for money (mginat+, May 2006)
- Where to play for money (Victor Zanfer+, Apr 2005)
- Yahoo Games (Steve Fiete+, Mar 1998)
- Yahoo Games--Ratings (Neil GoBlu+, July 2000)
- melBG--Announcement (David Kinston, Dec 2000)
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