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 Backgammon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Backgammon is a board game for two players.
The game of Tabula was similar to modern-day Backgammon in that the same board was used with fifteen pieces alloted to each player with the object of the game being to be the first to bear off all fifteen pieces.
LongGammon is a variant of backgammon, the sole difference being that all fifteen of the players' checkers start on their opponent's one-point.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backgammon   (4133 words)

  
 Backgammon Glossary
Analysis and commentary about a backgammon game written after the game is played.
A backgammon variant in which players start with all their checkers off the board and doubles are played using both sides of the dice.
A backgammon variant in which each player starts with fifteen checkers on the opponent's one-point.
http://www.bkgm.com/glossary.html   (9942 words)

  
 Backgammon
In backgammon, each game is worth one point.
For example, if eks rolled 6 3 at the start of the game, he might move a man from 1 to 7 to 10, using both dice for one man, or he might move two men from position 12, one to 15 and one to 18.
If you "double" your are telling your opponent "I am so confident that I'm going to win, I'm willing to double the value of the game".
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 Free Online backgammon rules. Learn how to play backgammon.
Backgammon is one of the most distinctive games in the world of gambling.
In the beginning of the backgammon game, each player has two rows of 5 checkers, and one row of 3 checkers.
Every backgammon player needs to know what are the best points on the board that he needs to reach, in order to get an edge in the game.
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 Backgammon Tips, learn the Backgammon game and play online
Articles written by backgammon players about the game
When backgammon was played in the Middle East by wizened old men, it was played for relatively small sums of money, and it was not thought to be a wildly profitable game to play....
The Backgammon forums are a good place to chat with other Backgammon players and get Backgammon advice and tips or to just share your stories.
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 Online Backgammon :: Cyber Casino Directory.com
Online Backgammon is two player game where one is you and the other is a Virtual player!
People play Online Backgammon, as it is a great way to win a betting game.
For playing Online Backgammon one should know the rules for playing the game.
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 Backgammon - MSN Games - Free Online Games
Backgammon is a two-player board game with pieces called checkers.
The object of the game is to move all your checkers off the table first.
You may view the content within this site using any client browser and you can download games to play them off-line, however; the on-line games will only work with the Internet Explorer 5.01 or later browser on Windows 98 or later operating systems.
http://zone.msn.com/backgammon   (224 words)

  
 BACKGAMMON
The object of backgammon game is to get a total value of cards as close to 21 as possible without going over and beat the dealers total.
Many casinos will even let you use a basic best backgammon chart at the table for reference but with a little effort on your part you will soon be able to make the correct decisions without one.
backgammon was the first gambling industry to be reborn.
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 Backgammon --- Frequently Asked Questions. [monthly]
With backgammon, there are 21 unique rolls and often 4-6 ways to play each one (not counting doubles with could have 10 or more ways of playing).
A Chouette is a social backgammon variant for more than 2 players.
It is not a game of luck as many believe, but a strategic game of war; in many ways as difficult to master as chess or Go.
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/games/backgammon-faq   (16349 words)

  
 BACKGAMMON SITE
You have the option of backgammon site on the Banker hand winning, the Player hand winning, or a tie between the two.
backgammon site and how to bet at the poker table
Learning to play casino games at home on the computer is fun as well as educational.
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 Backgammon and Board Games Shop. Specialist global supplier, backgammon sets, backgammon boards, software, game set and ...
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We also supply other high quality board game and gaming equipment at the lowest prices.
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 BACKGAMMON
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Well this is the mathematically correct way to online backgammon every possible players hand against every combination of dealers card.
backgammon - A bet posted without the player sees any of his cards.
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 Online Backgammon Games at Board Game Central
Put your money where your mouse is by playing Backgammon, Chess, Reversi, Quadrow (Connect Four), 8-Ball Pool, Poolmasters, Klondike Solitaire, Mahjong Solitaire, and Subhunt (Battleship).
Registration is totally free, and you can play as many games as you want without risking a dime, or get your blood pumping by playing the games for real money, with stakes ranging from $1 all the way up to $5000.
Other than the dice-rolling changes, the game is otherwise the same as regular backgammon.
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 BACKGAMMON
Every player who sits down at a gaming table to backgammon any casino game should have read at least one book on that particular game.
The game also offers an exciting internet backgammon - get a Flush, Full House, or Four-of-a-Kind and you win big.
Be sure to know the backgammon of your casino before starting to play.
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 Play BACKGAMMON Online - Over 6,000 Players Live Now
Backgammon is the only skill game that has dozens of International tournament events world-wide each year and one World Championship which is held every year in Monte Carlo.
- Backgammon school: A backgammon school which helps novice players improve their skill and encourages them to play against others and join tournaments.
was launched at the end of 2004 and immediately attracted professional players as their Backgammon software of choice.
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 BACKGAMMON
In our backgammon segment, we have some of the worlds most successful internet casinos, with a wide range of games and promotions to keep you playing all day long.
If youre a backgammon player, be sure to make lots of exotic bets.
If you are serious about backgammon en ligne and need to know absolutely everything that is going on in the industry then you cant miss Online Gambling conferences.
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 Hardy's Backgammon Pages - Backgammon-Bibliographie (Sortierung Buchtitel)
Backgammon Games and Strategies, Rules and strategies for Hit (Portes), Plakoto, Moultezim and Gioul, 1977
Symonds, H.D. Backgammon, Rules and directions for playing the game of backgammon, Illustrated with calculations, critical cases, and games, 1801
Roy's Game of Backgammon, Wherein the Principles of the Game are explained, and the Directions of the best Players and Authorities have been compared and revised, 1884
http://www.hardyhuebener.de/biblio_titel.html   (1292 words)

  
 Online Internet Backgammon at Play65 - World's Largest Backgammon Room
The game is played by two players, normal backgammon rules rules apply and other players can watch the running games live.
If they do not return to the game the player who is leading the game will be win the relative amount of money of that game.
There is also a “Backgammon school” for those who want to learn how to play the game.
http://www.back-gammon.com   (300 words)

  
 GNU Backgammon
GNU Backgammon (gnubg) plays and analyses backgammon games and matches.
So far it is able to play both independent games and tournament matches, evaluate and roll out positions, tune its own evaluation functions using either TD or supervised training, maintain databases of positions for training and other purposes, and more.
GNU Backgammon can be played at numerous other online backgammon servers.
http://www.gnu.org/software/gnubg/gnubg.html   (593 words)

  
 ItsYourTurn.com - Help Page
After a game of backgammon is created (see How to Start a Game or How to Join a Game on our help menu) you may go to it any time by clicking your opponent's name as it appears on your game status page.
In Pro Backgammon, when a player one point away from winning for the first time in the match, the next game does not use the doubling cube.
But in Backgammon Race, a roll of doubles on the dice is played the same as in regular Backgammon -- one does not play the values on the top of the dice as well as the values underneath, then roll again.
http://www.itsyourturn.com/t_helptopic2040.html   (3264 words)

  
 Play Backgammon Online Now. Backgammon Beyond a Hobby: rules, strategy, play online, glossary...
Backgammon is a game, which uses checkers, dice and dice cup along with a doubling cube on a board of 24 triangles More..
Join GammonEmpire, a new state-of-the-art Backgammon server which specializes in tournaments and money games.
A Backgammon Server is a place to play backgammon online, on the internet.
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 Backgammon Players, Backgammon Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area
Backgammon Players, Backgammon Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area
1247 Backgammon Players, friends, and people who want to learn more.
http://backgammon.meetup.com   (22 words)

  
 Backgammon - Best Online Backgammon Software, Over 10,000 players
In order to play the classic backgammon games you must follow a specific procedure.
The online backgammons cater directly to people who enjoy online backgammon games such as blackjack, poker, craps, slots, baccarat, roulette, video slots and video poker.
You can play the same great games, with the same great backgammon graphics and playability using a technology called Flash.
http://www.online-gammon.com   (646 words)

  
 BACKGAMMON
There are hazards to the game of backgammon software and whilst they may be small and hardly worth deterring a player who enjoys the game socially and for fun, it may be interesting to know that there have been concerns over the game.
Be sure to know the backgammon of your casino before starting to play.
A very successful way to play baccarat is to backgammon the trend.
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 Backgammon and Board Games Shop. Specialist global supplier, backgammon sets, backgammon boards, software, game set and ...
Specialist global supplier, backgammon sets, backgammon boards, software, game set and gaming items.
Buy from the widest range of quality backgammon boards, customisable backgammon sets, backgammon software, books, dice, games and gaming equipment, all at low prices.
- elegant black tournament backgammon boards, with luxury checkers.
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 Backgammon downloads - tips -Webbys Backgammon Site
My attempt to address some of the more common backgammon mistakes or common areas where there is a lack of knowledge.
It features a user friendly backgammon playing client, full chat, resume, play against Snowie, choice of 2d and 3d boards, ability to download played matches for later analysis with Snowie...
It is currently free to play there and you acan play rated or unrated matches of any length.
http://www.isg-vsg.de/backgammon/BGHome.htm   (464 words)

  
 Internet Backgammon - www.internet-backgammon.name
If you like games that combine a lot of skill with a lot of chance, go to the toy store and pick yourself up a backgammon board.
You might have seen people in the coffee shop playing this ancient pastime, but probably not – it's just not a very popular game in America.
If you manage to get all your pieces off the board before your opponent gets even one off, you claim a backgammon and receive two points towards your required five.
http://www.internet-backgammon.name   (397 words)

  
 Backgammon at GammonVillage - Serving the Online Backgammon Community Since 1999
Marco Fornasir of the Worldwide Backgammon Federation talks to us about this organization, how they operate and how they survive against the current Poker craze that has taken hundreds of players away from our game.
In this interview, he shares with us the history of backgammon in Japan, his personal background and some not so conventional ways to improve your game.
At some point in the last millennium, mathematicians tried to introduce layers of abstraction so that children could distinguish between the number 3 and a set containing 3.
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 Online Backgammon
Just choose which online multiplayer poker game and all casino games like slots Backgammon video poker roulette Backgammon you want to play, and start playing against real people around the world.
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Have fun while playing casino online gambling Backgammon roulette Backgammon and many other casino and poker games and get the biggest online casino bonus here.
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 Columbus:Backgammon:Spielregeln
The strictly Backgammon rules stipulate, that each player rolls his dice on the board at his right hand.
A player did not roll on the board at his right.
After the first roll, the players roll two dice and alternate turns.
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 backgammon - online backgammon - Backgammon SEO Contest (BGSC)
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 Play Free Backgammon Online - free multiplayer online backgammon game
The aim of the game is moving all the player's pieces into his own home board and then bear them off before opponent.
Backgammon game - Public rooms - 38 people playing now!
Play65.com - Play Backgammon Online for Fun or Play Backgammon for Real Money - click here.
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 Amazon.com: Pavilion Prestige Backgammon: Toys & Games
I think backgammon is an excellent game for younger kids because it helps them with counting and simple math.
Must Have Games: A list by Charlotte Kendall, Game Player
Also, it is great for older kids and adults, because there is a great deal of strategy and tough decision making involved.
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 Backgammon!!
Many people think it's a simple little game, a pastime, a little nothing of a blip of a game.
A great site for tournament pictures and other good stuff is Diane Varner's Backgammon Central.
Check out my less than orthodox views of backgammon here.
http://www.ricgerace.com/backgamm.htm   (1140 words)

  
 Play Online Backgammon
Choose to play in single games, session games or various multiplayer tournaments for cash prizes.
in short motif is widget toolkit and because of that the game should called backgammon widget toolkit and not motif backgammon.
After downloading and registering as a new player in our Online Backgammon Community you will experience a new world of online backgammon that provides you with a platform to play against hundreds of players worldwide for fun and for Real Money!
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 BackgammonHome.com - The Best Online BackGammon School!
The terminology used in the lessons is very specific to the game and used by backgammon pundits all over the world.
Whether you are a complete beginner, or one of those middle-of-road players who can´t seem to bring their game to the next level, this site will help you become a more accomplished and tactical backgammon player.
Keep in mind that in order to fully understand the game, a working knowledge of the terms and expressions used in Backgammon is essential.
http://www.backgammonhome.com   (156 words)

  
 Gammon Empire - Play online Backgammon
You can play backgammon for real money and for fun with thousands of players from all around the world.
Play backgammon online, participate in backgammon tournaments, enjoy real money backgammon gambling.
GammonEmpire offers the internet`s most exciting backgammon game.
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 Backgammon Forum Archive Menu
Stern: Backgammon: The Quick Course to Winning Play
How can you go from the backgammon starting position to Nackgammon?
When do you give up your chance to double?
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Online Backgammon - Backgammon Game - Play BackGammon
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 BCM: Backgammon Books and Equipment
Contact • Links • Map • Calendar • Britbase • Bound Volumes • Bridge • Go • Backgammon • Poker &; Other Games
For information about tournaments, and where to play in London, try our links page
Enjoy the ever-popular game of Backgammon anywhere with this full-featured, portable unit.
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PLAY BACKGAMMON GAMES AT PLAY65.COM - Both online and single player backgammon games!
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 Backgammon Deluxe
The rules are easy to learn, but the strategy
And then click on the 'Find' option to search for 'bgammon.exe'
Backgammon Deluxe offers something for both the new and experienced player.
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 Backgammon - Facts from the Encyclopedia - Yahoo! Education
Players move along the board according to the rolls of two dice, and the object is to remove one's 15 pieces, or disks, from the board first.
The Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks, and Romans played a form of backgammon probably derived from the earlier Indian game of Parcheesi.
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 BACKGAMMON A LA CARTE
Stickers, 2"x9": "I Love Backgammon," white letters, hot pink heart, on black
How to Play Tournament Backgammon, by Kit Woolsey
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Enjoy Backgammon at PLAY65.COM - 100% Free Backgammon Games!
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 MiniClip Games
Try a single game, or enter a match point tournament.
Sit down for the best backgammon on the Net!
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 Chess Sets UK : The Chess SuperStore - Huge Sale!
Welcome to Chess Sets UK Specialists in Chess Set & Backgammon board games.
We have been established since 1994 and are dedicated to giving our customers a friendly and efficient service.
Or would you prefer to create an account?
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 Stephen Turner's Home Page
I play backgammon, and I wrote the first ever backgammon page on the web, imaginatively entitled
As well as working for ClickTracks, I am the author of a very popular free program called analog to analyse the traffic on web servers.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adelie/stephen   (208 words)

  
 Chicago Point Backgammon Online
Plus Amalgamation, Mark Your Calendar, Letters, Winner's Circle, and more
Max's Photo Album Backgammon's Golden Age captured in 100 pix.
How to Form and Operate a Local Backgammon Club
http://www.chicagopoint.com   (74 words)

  
 BackGammon By the Bay: Songs for Beginners
The Backgammon Playlist grew from a series of postings to the rec.games.backgammon news group, initiated by Michael Earnshaw and Marina Smith of the Reading (UK) backgammon club.
Marina kindly gave permission to continue the thread here.
Backgammon — Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (Davis)
http://www.backgammon.org/bgbb/playlist.html   (633 words)

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