When you first start playing backgammon you will encounter a bewildering amount of terminology that may be difficult to comprehend. Backgammon is like any other…
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Scoring a backgammon match
Published November 21, 2020
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Jason
This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for beginners and newcomers. Today we are going to take a look at how to score…
2 CommentsBackgammon: more FAQ
Published November 14, 2020
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Jason
We’ll answer some questions that come up a lot and haven’t been covered in our other discussions on backgammon basics. You might think that some…
4 CommentsBackgammon: the running game
Published November 7, 2020
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Jason
There are multiple strategies that can be applied in backgammon. Each strategy has its basic concepts and strengths. In a normal game of backgammon, it…
1 CommentBackgammon history by country
Published October 31, 2020
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Jason
In this Deluxe Backgammon post, we take a deeper look into the history of backgammon and other associated table games by country. Backgammon is one…
1 CommentBackgammon: A basic guide to slotting
Published October 24, 2020
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Jason
This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for beginners and newcomers. Today we are going to take a look at the concept of…
7 CommentsBackgammon – The bar points
Published October 17, 2020
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Jason
This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for beginners and newcomers. Today, we are going to take a look at the strategic value…
2 CommentsSimple backgammon rules
Published October 3, 2020
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Jason
This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for beginners. The goal was to create a concise set of backgammon rules that would fit…
21 CommentsBackgammon rules – FAQ
Published September 26, 2020
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Jason
In this Deluxe Backgammon post, we list the ten most common questions we are asked about the rules of play. We usually play in local…
18 CommentsIs backgammon hard to learn?
Published September 19, 2020
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Jason
This post is another in our series for beginners and newcomers. At Deluxe Backgammon we are a team of intermediate players who enjoy regular social games…
1 CommentBackgammon tip: where to leave blots
Published September 12, 2020
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Jason
This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for beginners and newcomers. A blot is a checker that sits alone on a point, which leaves…
2 CommentsBackgammon playing styles
Published September 5, 2020
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Jason
This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for beginners and newcomers. In this instance, we are looking at the styles of play we have…
2 CommentsHow to improve your backgammon game
Published August 29, 2020
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Jason
This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for beginners and newcomers. A simple question many newcomers ask is, “how to improve your backgammon…
2 CommentsBackgammon – the priming game
Published August 22, 2020
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Jason
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…
4 CommentsBackgammon cheat sheet
Published August 15, 2020
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Jason
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
Published August 8, 2020
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Jason
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…
10 CommentsCommon beginner’s mistakes in backgammon
Published July 31, 2020
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Jason
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…
1 CommentBackgammon psychology
Published July 24, 2020
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Jason
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…
3 CommentsBackgammon – Entering from the bar
Published July 17, 2020
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Jason
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…
6 CommentsBackgammon wastage
Published July 10, 2020
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Jason
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…
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