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Now Try This: Another Cool Variant on the Standard Backgammon Game; This Time, the Goal is to LOSE (?!)

Yup. The goal is to lose. Of course, to amateurs like me, losing is never a problem. I joke. But intentionally losing. Now that’s another story altogether.

BG Variation: Chouette Involves Three or More Players

I ran across a group of friends who play Chouette. Huh? Duh? What the hell is that? So they told me. And asked me to join in. And damn. It was fun. Chouette is a variation of traditional backgammon that involves three or more players. It utilizes the same basic rules of backgammon but with [...]

Join the VIP Club; Play65 Rewards its Loyal Backgammon Players

Here is some interesting news for those of us who are fanatical backgammon players, both online…and at home with friends. Seems like Play 65 (of course…aren’t they always one step ahead of the competition, it seems)…has established the first loyalty club in internet backgammon. I am checking to see if it is the first (such [...]

Backgammon Expert Releases Excellent Book on How to Play

Before I begin, apologies to my regular viewers.  I was sick as a junkyard dog all last week, so I fell behind on my backgammon postings. Well, I’ll do two this week. I promise. Now to something pretty cool. Mary Hickey is a backgammon champion. And a stay at home mom. Now, she’s also an [...]

Washington State Backgammon Tournament Begins Sept. 19

I don’t usually talk about local backgammon tournaments because most of you reading this post, I have been told, are more interested in strategies, history of the game and players with international reputations. But I’m gonna make this exception. And I’ll tell you why. Bellingham, Washington (state) is one of the most beautiful cities in [...]

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