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Current World Champion Philip Vischjager is a confirmed starter for the PartyGammon.com Million tournament next January.

GIBRALTAR, September 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The much anticipated PartyGammon.com Million takes place in January, with some seats still remaining. The tournament, which offers the largest guaranteed prize pool in the history of backgammon, will take

The last group of opening rolls is in many respects the most interesting one. This group consists of the rolls where Black's choice, after bringing down a builder, is to either slot his 5-point with an ace or split his back men.

The next class of opening rolls is what are called the 'run or split' rolls, 6-4, 6-3, and 6-2. Here the choice is between using the whole roll to run a checker from the 24-point into the outfield, or splitting and building in some fashion.

Michael Kors What's on the menu? Homemade white sangria, mint iced tea, chilled lobster, tomatoes and fresh mozzarella, T-bone steaks, and blueberry pie for dessert. What's keeping you entertained? Backgammon, classic disco programmed into my iPod, and th

Byline: Jim Thomas ST. LOUIS _ In terms of distance, moving from guard to center is a matter of a few feet. But take it from Rams offensive lineman Richie Incognito, actually playing the two positions is two totally different worlds. It's the difference b

ST. LOUIS _ In terms of distance, moving from guard to center is a matter of a few feet. But take it from Rams offensive lineman Richie Incognito, actually playing the two positions is "two totally different worlds." "It's the difference between chess and

Last time we looked at the first two build-or-split plays on the opening roll, 5-4 and 5-2. This time we'll look at 4-3 and 3-2, which are interesting in that they can be played in a wide variety of ways, all of which have some merit.

Last time we looked at the general goals that guide play in the very early game. Now we'll start to look at particular opening rolls and see how best to play them.

Byline: Hanan Al-Saadoun Sep. 2--KUWAIT -- While waiting in my car for a take-away meal last night, I noticed a man crossing the street carrying a backgammon set. A lady driving a French car ran a red light, jumped out of her car and dashed towards the ma

Byline: STEVE BULPETT NORTON - Prior to last year's Deutsche Bank Championship, Olin Browne went to the Cape and got in nine holes with his grandmother Betsy. Then he went out and won the tournament, earning a two-year PGA Tour exemption. On Wednesday, th

Welcome to the newest feature here on Pokernews.com, "Mastering Backgammon". In this weekly column, I'm going to explain some of the strategic and tactical ideas behind the modern style of backgammon.

Sep. 2--KUWAIT -- While waiting in my car for a take-away meal last night, I noticed a man crossing the street carrying a backgammon set. A lady driving a French car ran a red light, jumped out of her car and dashed towards the man with the backgammon set

Motif backgammon is a computer algorithm that you can play against for free. Motif is a reasonably strong player but not as strong as some of the other commercial backgammon software on the net.

Undoubtedly the best way to improve your game is to download some of the best backgammon software packages on the net and analyze particular circumstances to determine he best play.

PokerNews is delighted to announce that Bill Robertie will be writing exclusive content for this backgammon site starting September 1. Bill is a leading authority in backgammon, poker and chess, publishing countless best selling books on these topics.

Watched over by a contented Mona Lisa with a large reefer between her lips, clients of the Smoky Boat offer a cozy picture of peace, playing backgammon and sipping juice between puffs from cigarettes laced with hashish or marijuana.The tranquillity, howev

Every two years a poll is conducted among the top tournament backgammon players to select the best current backgammon players based on tournament and cash game ability.

PartyGammon.com have just announced that they will be hosting the largest ever backgammon tournament with a 1 million guaranteed prize pool.

Byline: By Lisa Hutchinson Forget the aristocratic games of bridge and backgammon ( the Duke of Northum-berland is a bingo fan. And the generous gentleman got a full house with a bunch of pensioners when he made it possible for them to carry on with their