Chouette Backgammon

One of the fascinating things about backgammon is that it has a lot of variations. Once you learn the basic game – and master it, I must add – you should really try the other variations. This will not only increase your passion for the game but keep your mind and skills sharper than ever. One of the popular variations of backgammon is chouette backgammon.

Chouette backgammon allows for three or more players. That simple fact already gives you an idea of how much more exciting it can be to play this game. This variation is also paced at a much faster rate, makes use of the doubling cube, and allows for discussion of strategies while the game goes on. More so, players can dispute the possible moves in the game.

How is chouette backgammon played? The basic game play involves one player, designated as the box, playing against the team – the rest of the players. The team assigns a captain, who makes the final decision as to what move is made. Of course, the rest of the team has a say as to what the captain does. The board used is the standard backgammon board and the play pretty much goes on in the same way. The position of the players, however, change after each game. In general, though, if the box wins, he or she remains the box. If the captain wins, then he or she takes over the box position. One big difference is that sometimes, each player has his own doubling cube.