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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…