Tips for the Advanced Player

Now that we’ve taken a look at some things that a beginner should know, maybe it is time to step it up a notch higher. Here are some tips that would help an advanced backgammon player polish his game.
Know the match equity tables by heart.
You cannot be an experienced player unless you have a [...]

Things A Beginner Must Know (Part 2)

So you’ve learned that you cannot attribute everything to luck in a backgammon game. You’ve also found out – I hope not the hard way – that you cannot just wing it when it comes to backgammon. Now what, is that all you need to know? Here are a few more pointers [...]

Making a run for it isn’t the best way

Many professional backgammon players like to show off against the beginner or amateur by “coming from behind”. This means lulling the opponent into a false sense of security by getting taken off the board with one or two pieces and letting them initially build up their board and look like they are well ahead. There [...]

The popularity of Opening 32 plays

If you would consult or look at many backgammon books that were written before 1980 you will discover that many of these references actually claim that the 32 down is the only good way to play a 32. In a big majority of these books, the 32 split is not even given any kind of [...]

Important concepts about opening rolls

When you play each roll in backgammon there are certain important concepts that you should be able to keep in mind to more effectively play each one. Here they are:1. Focus on the two major goals of backgammon – trying to trap the opponent’s runners behind a blockade AND escaping with your own two runners [...]

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