In this Deluxe Backgammon post, we will take a more detailed look at the priming strategy. This post is aimed at beginners, most intermediate and…
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Backgammon cheat sheet
A cheat sheet is a concise set of notes used for quick reference. The Deluxe Backgammon team has put together this simple cheat sheet with…
2 CommentsBackgammon opening moves, a simple list
In a previous Deluxe Backgammon post, we went into detail about the best opening moves in backgammon. This is a far simpler guide for backgammon…
8 CommentsCommon beginner’s mistakes in backgammon
This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for complete beginners and newcomers. Today’s post highlights a couple of common backgammon mistakes that beginners are…
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This is another post in our Deluxe Backgammon series for beginners. In our last post, we took a look at the concept of duplication, in…
1 CommentBackgammon – Entering from the bar
This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for complete beginners and newcomers. Today’s post is about re-entering a checker from the bar. Hitting is…
4 CommentsBackgammon wastage
This is another post in our Deluxe Backgammon series for beginners. The concept of wastage in backgammon refers to the number of pips that are…
2 CommentsBackgammon – duplication
In an earlier Deluxe Backgammon post, in our backgammon for beginners series, we covered the concept of flexibility for creating your own luck. In summary,…
2 CommentsBackgammon basics: how to pip count
This is another post in our Deluxe Backgammon series for beginners. In our last article, we looked at bearing off the last two checkers. In this…
1 CommentBackgammon: the holding game strategy
The holding game strategy involves maintaining a secure point, high in your opponent’s home board or on your opponent’s bar point. The objective is to…
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This is another post in our Deluxe Backgammon series for beginners. In our last article, we looked at bearing off against checkers in your home…
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This post is with thanks to our friends at Christopher Clarke Antiques, specialists in antique campaign furniture. Occasionally, at Deluxe Backgammon we like to look…
1 CommentBackgammon: the back game strategy
The backgammon back game is not a strategy of choice. It is forced upon players because they have been hit on multiple occasions and are…
4 CommentsBearing off against checkers in your home board
This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for beginners. In our last post, we looked at bearing off against a checker on the…
2 CommentsBearing off against a checker on the bar
This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for beginners and newcomers. Today we will look at a scenario, which is common in backgammon:…
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At Deluxe Backgammon, like everyone else, we are in coronavirus lockdown. We have not had one of our weekly Monday night sessions since early March.…
2 CommentsBackgammon is the perfect blend of strategy and luck
At Deluxe Backgammon we find that nothing compares to the excitement and action of live backgammon. We enjoy board games of all types, including chess,…
3 CommentsBackgammon, great comeback
At Deluxe Backgammon we are a mixture of intermediate, social players who enjoy a regular game against human opponents. The social element is just as…
2 CommentsUdemy online course: Learn How to Play Backgammon in No Time At All
Beginner’s guide. This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for backgammon beginners. This is an online course on how to play backgammon that…
2 CommentsBackgammon basics: the pip count
This is another post in our Deluxe Backgammon series for beginners. Today we are going to take a look at the pip count and discuss…
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