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Tennis Pro Honored by Backgammon Federation

It’s always nice to see famous people promoting our game. One of those famous people is Ana Ivanovic, a tennis player. And a backgammon freak. The U.S. Backgammon Federation (USBGF) announced recently that it is presenting an honorary lifetime membership to tennis star Ana Ivanovic. “The USBGF is pleased to present Ana Ivanovic with an [...]

Practice Makes Perfect? Practice Your Backgammon Moves Online

I’ve been asked to write about playing backgammon online. And…what is the difference? Playing online vs. with a board. A real, not a virtual board. Well, duh… The only difference between Backgammon and Online Backgammon is that instead of sitting with a player face-to-face, you take a seat in front of your computer, without being [...]

Here’s to the New World Champion: Denmark’s Lars Bentzon (aka Buster)

Let’s all drink a toast to the new world backgammon champion, Lars “Buster: Bentzon of Denmark. The title was decided this July in Monte Carlo. Bentzon is a member of the Danish Backgammon Federation. He is perhapss best known as Gus Hansen’s close friend and former manager. Bentzon becomes the fifth Dane who wins the [...]

Backgammon Rules: Bearing Off (What Could Be More Important?). The End Game

OK, now to the end game. In previous posts, we’ve talked about various aspects of the game…the rules, as it were. Now, you’ve played. And so we talk about the end game. Bearing off. Once a player has brought all his men into his home board, he can start bearing off. Men borne off the [...]

Wanna Bet? A New History of Backgammon as a Betting Game

OK, we’ve done some talking about this before. About how backgammon, or some form thereof, is maybe….5,000 years old. That’s old dude. When most people  think about  backgammon the first thing that comes to mind today is usually exciting tournaments organized by a series of online backgammon sites. However, it seems likely that the association [...]

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