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 [...]
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Posted on October 13, 2006 by Nigel | Filed Under Backgammon, Strategy, tips
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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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Posted on October 6, 2006 by Nigel | Filed Under Backgammon, Strategy, tips
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The Art of the Double
The importance of the doubling dice cannot be overly stressed. Without it, backgammon can be a relative game of chance within a 30-40% margin. With it, luck only comes in at around 2%. All major backgammon tournaments count doubling dice points and not games won or lost. In other words- you might win nine games, [...]
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Posted on September 30, 2006 by Nigel | Filed Under Backgammon, Strategy, tips
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Be Unconventional
After all is said and done with the mathematics and “right moves” in backgammon, you need to move to another level. You will, after your initial birth into the game, hopefully be by now a convert! What this means is that the books out there become somewhat redundant for you- as you will be playing [...]
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Posted on September 26, 2006 by Nigel | Filed Under Backgammon, Culture, Strategy, tips
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Opening rolls: Playing an Opening 32
A usual trick question that arises when you are learning how to play backgammon is “What position is the most common to come up in backgammon?”The answer is inevitably the starting position. Since this position is the one that comes out the most frequently when playing backgammon it is quite important that you really know [...]
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Posted on September 20, 2006 by Nigel | Filed Under Backgammon, Strategy, tips
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