Backgammon : A Board Game

Ashish on Nov 21st 2007

Backgammon

Backgammon is a board game for two players, and is part of the Tables family of games, which is one of the oldest categories of board games in the world. In fact, the roots of Backgammon can be traced to circa 3000 BC, making it over 5 millenniums old. Over this long period of time, the game has evolved and many variations exist, but most of them share common traits. The game itself has a fair amount of randomness, but it is well balanced by ample opportunity for strategy, giving it a very high replay value.There is a complete guide to this entertaining game at Backgammon Guide which covers seven sections of content on various aspects of the game. This includes Strategies for Beginners, Probability, Advanced Strategies, Variants, Chouette, Basic Rules and History. On the main page itself, the website provides a clear but brief introduction to the game. The Basic Rules section is the first place a beginner should visit to get an understanding of the rules involved in the Backgammon game. The History section goes into more detail of the origins of this game and makes an interesting read.If you are just beginning to play Backgammon, the first section of the website, Strategies for Beginners is an excellent place to start. This section covers the basics of the game as well as tips and tricks for beginners to begin to understand the strategies which can be used to begin mastering the game. You will need to have a basic understanding of the game in order to understand and apply the three different strategies discussed in this section.These include “The Running Game”, “The Blocking Game” and “The Back Game”. Of these three, The Running Game is the easiest to master, but requires quite a bit of luck with the dice. The Back Game on the other hand is the most difficult to master, but can work well in your favor if you are disadvantaged early into the game. The Blocking Game is an excellent defensive-offensive strategy which involves the building of a prime which effectively blocks the opponent from leaving your home board until the prime is broken, while giving you time to bring your counters into your inner board.Once you become familiar with the basic strategies of Backgammon, you will want to understand the concept of Probability and its relation to the game. Specifically, it revolves around calculating the various possibilities or odds of rolling the dice with a specific result. The Probability section on the website is a good place to get an overview of the role probability plays in taking your game to the next level. When used in combination with the strategies you have learned in the previous section, you will begin to feel more in control of the game.The Advanced Strategies section is aimed at accomplished Backgammon players who have a thorough understanding of the various intricacies of the game. This is because no matter at which level you are, there is always room for improvement, and the various tips and strategies discussed in this section are designed to help Backgammon masters take their game up several notches.Finally, the website also discusses a few variants of the game which you might want to explore to lend a different flavor to your Backgammon game. While you are at the website, you might also want to explore other sections of the Craps.cx website. As the name suggests, a majority of the content in these sections revolves around the various aspects of the Craps game.Check Out: - How to play Backgammon

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