In backgammon, the doubling cube is used to add an extra level of risk and challenge to the game. Basically, before every roll, the player can throw the doubling cube to double the points of the round. This is intended to raise the stakes, which means that players who think that they have the definite advantage prefer to use it. Ownership of the doubling cube is given to the first player who wants to use it, and is then awarded to the opponent after a roll so that he can redouble the stakes if he wants to. Continue Reading »

Backgammon has seen a huge increase in popularity these past few years, and majority of credible online casinos have taken advantage of this by implementing their own online versions of the popular board game. With the advent of online backgammon, it was only a matter of time before online tournaments begin sprouting, since the Internet has specific advantages when it comes to tournaments, such as the ability to bring people from various parts of the world together without spending any transportation fee, and the cheap and effective means to advertise events all over the world. Here are some tips that will help you enjoy a backgammon tournament. Continue Reading »

Despite being less popular than Chess, Backgammon can be more complicated and harder to play with a mathematical bent, due to the presence of the dice, adding a certain element of luck or probability to the normal skill and strategy factor. With chess, the ability to predict movements based on the number of moves ahead and the possible countermoves is within the realm of possibility, but in backgammon, predicting available moves based on the random results of a dice roll will require you to crunch numbers in your head that would send some computers reeling. However, there are certain equities in backgammon that you can consider analyzing to gain a certain amount of advantage. Continue Reading »