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Play Backgammon
Backgammon is one of the oldest board games of skill
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Backgammon is a 2-player game of skill where each player initially has 15 checkers on a board consisting of 24 spaces or points. The checkers are moved according to the rolls of the two dice. Each player has to to bring his own checkers in the home area and bear them off before his opponent, hitting and blocking the opponent's checkers along the way.
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Robertie, the author of 501 Essential Backgammon Problems is a former two time backgammon world champion. The book is a compilation of 501 problems, split 360 checker plays v 141 cube actions. (67 doubles 74 redoubles). It starts off with the introductory chapters covering the basics of backgammon. There are 26 chapters that follow up with a more in-depth coverage of many of the important concepts in backgammon from the opening to the bearoff.
501 Essential Backgammon Problems is for written for a wide audience from beginners to experts.
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Starting out in Backgammon
Backgammon has been around for over five thousand years. Although the moves rely on the fall of the dice and there is some element of luck, backgammon is predominantly a game of skill. In the long run, the better backgammon player will always win.
Once in a blue moon, though, even a novice may win an odd game against a world champion.
In this introduction to backgammon, ex-British champion Paul Lamford teaches backgammon beginners the essentials of playing the game.
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