A very old 2-player game with checkers played on a board with 24 "points." The object is to move (based on dice rolls) all your checkers past points controlled by your opponent, and ultimately off the board, while bumping off and trapping your opponent's checkers. (20-minute playtime.)
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When would you “slot” points in backgammon?
In backgammon, substantial value is placed on making consecutive points in your home board. So much so, that some players would use say, an opening 6-2 to place a lone, exposed, man on the five point, ...
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Clarifying Bearing off
At the end of the game (bearing off), which of the following moves are valid?
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When is a backgammon not a backgammon?
So here is the basic idea: My opponent has put one of my checkers on the bar and begins bearing off. A turn or two later, I get a lucky roll and move off the bar, putting one of my opponent's ...
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In backgammon, can you resign, and how can you tell when you should?
In backgammon, there comes a time when all pieces have passed each other; there is no more interaction, you are simply rolling it out until you can bear off all of your pieces. If one player is well ...
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Backgammon Statistics To Know
I recently committed to memory the likelihood of "Entering from the Bar" in a game of backgammon. i.e.
1 point defence - 97%
2 point defence - 89%
3 point defence - 75%
4 point defence - 56%
5 point ...
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Best way to improve ourselves when playing against a computer
It's often said by world-class Backgammon players that the best way to improve one's play is to analyse one's games with a computer program such as gnubg, JellyFish or Snowie.
gnubg has a "tutor ...
