The backgammon game has been a favorite pastime for most of recorded human history. The fifteen checkers allotted to each player, and the backgammon board with its alternately colored triangular shaped divisions, are well known all around the world. The rules of the game are quite easy to learn. The basic objective is to become the first player to get all their checkers into the area of the board designated as “Home” and from here they “Bear off”, or remove the checkers from the board. Today there is hardly a toyshop worthy of the name without its backgammon set on sale, and the backgammon board game is a popular present for the birthday boy or girl. Generations of children have learned how to play the game and have continued to play the game into their older years.
The ancient antecedents of backgammon might have led to it being rejected by today’s younger generation of players but the opposite has been the case. The development of the Internet has provided a major boost in popularity to the game. Internet backgammon has developed over the past fifteen years in a well-patronized source of home entertainment. The refinement of computer technology allows the online backgammon sites to present a backgammon setup with a realistic 3-D appearance, and to play backgammon online offers players the same excitement as the traditional game on the backgammon board.
Among the attractions of the online backgammon sites for new players are the provision of clear backgammon instructions and the chance to play free demo games to develop playing skills. Internet backgammon is a particularly valuable additional to the range of available leisure activities for people living in remote locations, and those whose are housebound due to ill health or advanced years. Until the introduction of online backgammon, there possibilities for participating in backgammon matches were severely limited at best. The introduction of online backgammon provides a rich range of new playing opportunities. Backgammon players can find games online whenever it suits them and at the level of play they are looking for.
Internet backgammon sites bring together players from a wide variety of countries and different playing abilities. In addition, Internet backgammon lets players take on a sophisticated backgammon computer that can also be adjusted to give them a beginning or an advanced game, and various playing levels in between.
As players perfect their skills, they often are attracted by the challenges of backgammon gambling. The opportunities for competitive gaming and the generous prizes provided on backgammon gaming sites serve as strong incentives for players to keep coming back to these sites. Certainly with sufficient practice and the development of a sound backgammon strategy, substantial prizes are available for the taking, though there will always remain those players who prefer to play for the fun only and they are also well looked after by a variety of suitable online backgammon sites. We recommend you read up on how to play and where the best sites are to play on the net before you start.
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9 Sep
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
EXACTLY! I would never play a game for money without a dice cup. Some go a step futher and use a spring-lid dice cup (you have to use a finger to hold the lid down – it will spring open – than you toss them out).
I enjoy the show though! Very slick.
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
look at the( real hustle – rigged dice )from ffrrreeaakk
they use a dice cup
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
I’m from a very poor area and we were never allowed to play BACK GAMMON we had to play BACK BACON…….
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
Actually a person could slide the dice out of the cup but even then it would raise a red flag eventually.
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
woot go hustlers!!!
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
legaly… surely not.. but that’s why they are demonstrating…
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
i never seen this tv show in the us even though i know we do have it but i like the uk better.
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
LOL
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
That’s why you use a dice cup so this sort of thing can’t happen.
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
the bald guy? they were both bald lol
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
the bald guy was a chump.
that was an obvious hustle.
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
Hah “All games can be beaten”. I wanna see when they’re playing chess against chess grandmaster. I bet they can’t win ! :p
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
hehe good one!!
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
Only problem with Alex’s method: He’s likely to end up losing the 50 pounds from the earlier rounds XD
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
LMAO i kno the guy who alex is playing lol he used to be a teacher in my primary school his name was mr.beasley lol he was a cunt
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
its good to make people aware that some games can be rigged, but this video is so fake…
This scenario has been well timed from beginning on… Any regular player would never accept to have dice rolled like that…
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
pull and alex are proffical magicans its not hard for them
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
nar u can if u shave a edge
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
haha…if what the guy below says is true..the hustlers are nothing but actors, just when i started to like them..turns out their victims know what going to happen, come and learn some real tricks from the pro.
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
It sounds like the table was unrated. unrated tables start automaticly! look at the tables listed in lounge,make sure it says rated before you join.
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
It maybe a glitch in the game software.
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
Go to:
http://www.play65.com
Why?
1. you can use Play65's "backgammon games for fun" to learn the game and sharpen your skills:
http://www.play65.com/Backgammon.html#BG_Lnk_1
2. play65 offers a backgammon school, so u can learn the game while playing as u get advices and guidelines from your tutor:
http://www.play65.com/BGSchool.html
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
Points are more reasonable when you play backgammon in person, not online.
When you play a backgammon match to 15 points, you score:
1 point for a game, 2 points for a gammon, and 3 points for a backgammon.
Use the doubling cube! when you want to double those stakes.
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
i not sure but mine is very good
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
It is never correct to resign in backgammon due to the match score, but might be correct to resign due to a totally lost board position.
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
i do not use foxfire but here is what you need to do.1st set your popup blocker to always allow;games.yahoo.com
next you need to do this;
If you can’t get lounge page to open do this! Click on My PC ,disk drive C, open windows folder,next open Downloaded programs file. click game you want to play to high lite it.delete it.Now go back to game,it will prompt you to download a demo,do so and page will open! Your old download is stale since yahoo's new up grades.
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
This page not only has easy to understand rules of how to play Backgammon, but also shows step by step pictures of the gameboard and how to move your pieces on it.
I hope it is helpful to you.
http://www.bkgm.com/rules.html
6:28 am on October 8th, 2009
There are a few on this page (hidden between some others you pay for), but I don't know how good they play.
http://www.gamealbum.com/keyword/backgammon/