Beginners series. How to play backgammon. The back game is not a strategy of choice. It is forced upon players because they have been hit…
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Bearing off against checkers in your home board
Published May 23, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for beginners. In our last post, we looked at bearing…
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Published May 16, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for beginners and newcomers. Today we will look at a…
Leave a CommentBackgammon is the perfect blend of strategy and luck
Published May 2, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. At Deluxe Backgammon we find that nothing compares to the excitement and action of live backgammon. We enjoy board…
Leave a CommentBackgammon, great comeback
Published April 25, 2020
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…
Leave a CommentUdemy online course: Learn How to Play Backgammon in No Time At All
Published April 11, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for backgammon beginners. This is an online course on how…
Leave a CommentBackgammon basics: the pip count
Published April 4, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. This is another post in our Deluxe Backgammon series for beginners. Today we are going to take a look…
Leave a CommentBackgammon – the six-prime
Published March 28, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for absolute beginners. In this instance we take a look…
Leave a CommentBackgammon tips for beginners
Published March 21, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. 1. When you are ahead in the race, break contact and race. When you’re behind in the race, adopt…
Leave a CommentBackgammon basics: hitting
Published March 14, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for absolute beginners. In this instance we look at how…
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Published February 29, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. This Deluxe Backgammon post is another in our series for absolute beginners. In this instance we look at the…
Leave a CommentBackgammon, making sacrifices for good positions
Published February 15, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. This Deluxe Backgammon post considers the importance of taking risks during play in order to secure key points. Good…
Leave a CommentTiming in backgammon
Published February 8, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. There are many strategic elements involved in the game of backgammon. In this Deluxe Backgammon post we will take…
Leave a CommentBackgammon – doubling cube basics
Published February 1, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. Deluxe Backgammon is a small group of UK backgammon enthusiasts that meet and play weekly in London. Typically, we…
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Published January 25, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. This Deluxe Backgammon post is purely for first time players. We looked back on our previous posts and noticed…
Leave a CommentBackgammon blitz
Published January 11, 2020
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. In this Deluxe Backgammon post we take a closer look at the most exciting strategy in backgammon, the blitz.…
Leave a CommentBackgammon rules of thumb
Published December 28, 2019
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. Backgammon is a game of mathematical decisions that can be immensely complex. During the course of a game there…
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Published December 14, 2019
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. At Deluxe Backgammon we have previously covered the backgammon opening moves, but this post delves into the specific strategies…
Leave a CommentBackgammon Flexibility or ‘creating your own luck’
Published November 30, 2019
Beginners series. How to play backgammon. Flexibility is a term you will often hear used around a backgammon board, particularly by intermediate and advanced players.…
Leave a CommentPrecision dice and dice cups
Published November 16, 2019
This Deluxe Backgammon post is about precision dice, dice cups and their use to prevent cheating. Backgammon is a difficult enough game as it is…
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