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How backgammon works and answers to things you are curious about.

Backgammon Tips for Beginners: 10 Things to Know

Learn 10 simple tips to help you make better moves, avoid common mistakes and improve your game.

The Doubling Cube: When Should You Double in Backgammon?

A beginner-friendly guide to doubling, taking risks and knowing when to raise the stakes.

Checkers, backgammon or chess: which one suits you?

Three classic board games, three kinds of thinking, and only one of them lets the dice have a say.

What's the best first move in backgammon?

Only 15 rolls can start a game. Here's the one every strong player plays the same way, and what to do with the rest.

Safe or bold? How to choose your next backgammon move

Six pips away is the riskiest place on the board. Here's how to tell when the risk is worth taking anyway.

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