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In the opening, plays that hit blots or make key points tend to easily dominate all other maneuvering plays. Interesting choices, however, arise when both choices are available. Do you hit, or do you make a point?

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When contemplating a middle game double, don't make the mistake of looking only at your position. Remember to look just as carefully at the weaknesses in your opponent's position.

In backgammon, most hits are done for one of two reasons: to gain ground in the race, or to attack a key point. A rarer, but still important use of the hit, is a defensive idea called the tempo play.

A lot of backgammon positions are pretty simple: the right play is either forced or completely obvious. Many others involve a clear decision between two very different alternatives. These problems may be hard to solve, but at least the choices are clear.

One of the most dangerous positions in backgammon is that of the out-timed and rapidly deteriorating position. Take a look at Position 1.

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The strong competitive streak that ran through Tremayne Rodd was not confined to the rugby field, on which he won 14 caps for Scotland and played for the Barbarians. The future Lord Rennell was equally combative around the backgammon table and on the golf

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Organizers of the first ever million dollar backgammon tournament, the PartyGammon.com Million, are pleased to announce that they anticipate that the event will soon be sold out. The tournament, which offers the largest guaranteed prize pool in the histor

Among the most interesting backgammon positions are those I like to call the proto-back games. These are games where the defender has several men back, perhaps behind a prime, perhaps not, and can still go in several different directions, one of which is

Among the many relatively unexplored position types in backgammon is one I call the "Late Game Blitz". The general idea is pretty simple. One side has a blitz in progress.

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Byline: Noam Sharvit Dec. 13--The Israel Police today warned Interlogic, the operator of online backgammon site Play65, where games are played with real money, to immediately desist from organized gambling activity in Israel . The demand is based on a dec

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Corinna Schumacher, (L) wife of German Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher plays backgammon with Shumacher's father Rolf at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo, 21 October 2006, during the third practice session of the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix. AF

Slotting to make a key point and splitting your back checkers are two tactical ideas that dominate early-game play when more obvious choices like hitting blots and making points aren't available.

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Last time we looked at some hitting problems in the early game. In this column we'll look at a couple of more examples.