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澳門雙陸棋協會會長

Apollo Ip
Chairman, Macao Backgammon Association

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雙陸棋是一個好玩又迷人的遊戲。雙陸棋既有技巧、也有運氣的元素：只要骰子搖得好，一名普通水平的棋手，是有可能在任何一局擊敗一名世界級大師，但再打多幾局的話，贏面就或許不高了。
Backgammon is a fun and fascinating game. There are elements of skill and luck - an average player can beat a world champion grandmaster at any game with good dice, but probably not consistently over many games.

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雙陸棋既充滿邏輯思維，也要靠經驗與直覺。對雙陸棋之科學分析和研究、非常精密的數學測算及理論、分析局勢策略及戰術的書冊，都由不少思想家及大師譜寫了出來。精算分析雙陸棋的人工智能軟件亦已被研發、應用多年。

It is a game of logic and reasoning, as much as it is a game of intuition and “feel”. Much scientific analysis and research has been done, rigorous mathematical models and theories developed, and many books on backgammon strategies and tactics have been written by brilliant minds. Software using artificial intelligence to analyse backgammon exists for many years already.

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對棋局之直覺，無非是從豐富的對弈經驗而來。玩得越多，就越熟悉雙陸棋似乎層出不窮的各種局勢、陣型，與其微妙的特徵、變化，而全都相對必須運用不同戰術、策略、甚至哲學思路去應付。然而，哪怕是世界上最高的棋手，也會有時判斷有失而走出錯差巨大的棋着。

Intuition and “feel” for the game comes with experience. The more you play, the more you encounter the seemingly infinite different positions and configurations in the game, each of them with subtle nuances, that require different tactics, strategies, and even philosophies to handle. Yet, even the most learned and experienced players in the world may still sometimes make clouded judgments and terrible blunders.

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雙陸棋有《最殘酷的遊戲》之美譽，但也是一個非常刺激的遊戲。棋局裡因運數突然急劇易轉所帶來的極度興奮或沮喪，經常嚴重考驗個人的修養和言行品德；而之後對棋局的反思往往也能帶來一些對人生的靈感與覺悟。

“The cruelest of games,” as backgammon is also known, is also the most exhilarating of games at times. The extreme euphoria and sorrows that come with the unexpected turns of fortunes that occur in a game, can be a serious test to one’s character and cultivation. The reflection and introspection that follows may lead to inspiration and enlightenment in one’s life.

雙陸棋在中國
Backgammon in China

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現今在中國玩雙陸棋的人數雖然不多，但可知此遊戲曾經在我國盛行超過1500年，是我國文化歷史重要元素之一。

Although not many people play backgammon in China today, few may know that the game enjoyed 1500 years of popularity in China, and therefore was an important element of China’s cultural history.

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身為世界雙陸棋聯盟中國代表之澳門雙陸棋協會，如今使命為在祖國教育、推廣這優良的智力運動，重拾這在我國已失傳了的文化歷史元素。
It is now the mission of the Macao Backgammon Association, as the China Representative of the World Backgammon Federation, to educate and promote the beautiful mind sport of backgammon again in China, to re-introduce this element of cultural history to our Motherland.

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我們第一階段的工作，是在澳門、珠海、及中國其他城市舉辦聚會，好讓不認識這遊戲的去學會怎麼玩，以及讓已經會玩的能夠定期聚集一起論棋。接著將會舉行地區性比賽，將棋手榜列排名。我們亦正在製作一系列教育視頻，播放於普及大眾的社交媒體平台上。研究雙陸棋有份量的書叢，我們也精選了數冊來翻譯成中文版本。
In the initial phase, we shall be holding regular meet-ups in Macao, Zhuhai, and in other cities in China, to teach the uninitiated how to play, and for players who already know the game, to gather and play regularly. We shall organise local tournaments, and apply ratings to players. We are producing instructional material in Chinese, in the form of short videos, to be posted on popular social media platforms. We are translating selected serious literature on backgammon into the Chinese language.

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在澳門舉辦年度雙陸棋國際公開比賽，也是我們的長大願景。作為世界雙陸棋聯盟投票會席之一，我們舉辦的國際公開賽將全面實施國際雙陸棋比賽之專業規則、制度、操守、及標準。屆時，望全世界頂級選手們能聚首一堂在澳門數天，來精彩熱烈龍爭虎鬥一番。
It is our greater vision to hold an annual International Backgammon Tournament in Macao, where players from all around the world would come and play world-class competitive backgammon over several days. As voting member of the World Backgammon Federation, we shall introduce international rules and standards, ethics and practices to this International Backgammon Tournament in Macao.

 

話太多了。我們開局吧！

Enough talk. Let the games begin!