Online Backgammon Reviews

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There is play for all skill levels, but this site is very appealing for the novice online player. Also perfect for beginners is the backgammon school, available for a per lesson fee (nominal.) Just download, log in, and go to “School” to play in against an automated instructor to learn the game, improve strategy, and understand the doubling cube.
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Article of the Week

Famous Backgammon Players

   Nack Ballard has ranked amongst the top ten greatest backgammon players in the game for over 20 years, and even has a variant of the game named after him - "Nackgammon"...

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Book of the Month

Backgammon for Serious Players (by Bill Robertie)

  Backgammon for Serious Players" follows along with five games with very different play styles and analyzes and annotates them to teach advanced tactical backgammon play. The examples, taken from real life games played by some of the world's best players, divulge several tips and secrets of backgammon champions.

Did you Know

What is chouette?

  What is chouette? In backgammon, a chouette is a game played by three or more players. One player will be the box and plays against all the other players on a rotating basis, but as a team. At the start of a chouette, all the players roll one dice and the player with the highest roll becomes the box.