About the author Paul David Magriel Jr (July 1, 1946 – March 5, 2018), was a professional backgammon player, poker player, and author based in…
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Backgammon – The bar points
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…
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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…
Leave a CommentBackgammon rules – FAQ
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…
8 CommentsIs backgammon hard to learn?
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…
Leave a CommentBackgammon tip: where to leave blots
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…
Leave a CommentBackgammon playing styles
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…
Leave a CommentHow to improve your backgammon game
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…
Leave a CommentBackgammon – the priming game
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…
Leave a CommentBackgammon 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…
Leave a CommentCommon 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…
Leave a CommentBackgammon psychology
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…
Leave a 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…
Leave a CommentBackgammon 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…
Leave a CommentBackgammon – 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,…
Leave a CommentBackgammon 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…
Leave a 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…
Leave a 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…
Leave a CommentBearing 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…
Leave a CommentBackgammon 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,…
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