Flexibility is a term you will often hear used around a backgammon board, particularly by intermediate and advanced players. But what is flexibility with respect…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post for beginners, we examine some of the important concepts behind the game. Backgammon is a two-player board game that involves…
Backgammon is both a race and a war game. It’s a race because the goal is to get your pieces around the board and off…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post for beginners, we take a look at the various considerations that need to be made when hitting in backgammon. When…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post, we introduce more backgammon tips for beginners. These will help to improve your gameplay and your enjoyment of the game.…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post for beginners, we look at the importance of distributing your checkers as evenly as possible. It is very common amongst…
The ultimate goal of backgammon is to bear off all of your checkers before your opponent does. So, in essence, backgammon is a race. However,…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post we take a look at why, sometimes, it is worthwhile going back to basics. If you have played backgammon long…
In this Deluxe backgammon post for beginners, we take a look at making or securing points. In backgammon, the concept of breaking contact is to…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post for beginners, we are going to explore the options for the 4-3 opening move. It is an interesting opening because…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post for beginners, we take a look at whether the first player has a distinct advantage in making the first move…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post for beginners, we are going to examine the options for the 4-1 opening move. It certainly isn’t the best opening…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post for beginners, we are going to take a closer look at the 5-4 opening move. It is not one of…
In this post for beginners, we will take a look at one of the decisions forced upon players in the early stages of the game.…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post for beginners, we are going to take a closer look at the 3-2 opening roll. The 13/8 move is the…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post for absolute beginners, we take a look at 3 simple tips that can immediately improve your game and give you…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post for beginners, we take a look at what is perhaps the most interesting opening roll in backgammon, the 6-4. The…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post for beginners, we look at 10 simple tips that will help you improve at backgammon. Opening moves Learn the correct…
In this Deluxe Backgammon post for beginners, we examine some of the key strategies and concepts that need to be understood in order to win…
In backgammon, the first player, on average, does have an advantage. This has been widely known for many years and has been confirmed beyond reasonable…
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