The basics:
Backgammon is a 2 player board game played with chequers and dice. It is one of the oldest games around and has been played since the days of the Mesopotamian Empire over 4,000 years ago.

A backgammon board has 24 triangles, with black and cream coloured points. Theses points are set out in four groups of 6.

Each player has an inner board and an outer board, with a bar running down the middle shared by both players. Backgammon is basically a race between both players in which you´ll need your wits, your strategic head and a certain amount of luck to win. You start off with 15 pieces or men, and the 1st player to get all of their chequers off of the board ("which is called bearing off") wins the game.

Backgammon is played one on one, but you can play it in individual games against opponents, or as a match (a number of games), or you can participate in real money tournaments in which players are eliminated round by round, until eventuallt one player remains who takes the jackpot.

Backgammon has exploded in popularity on the Internet, thanks to the ease in which you can find other enthusiasts through online backgammon sites, and the growing pull of biggere and bigger real money prizes in backgammon tournaments. Here we list our pick of the sites online and discuss some of the finer points behind the game.

Places Place to play backgammon online.

1. Play 65 Online backgammon
Play65 is the biggest network out there in the online backgammon world and has an impressive line up of tournaments. You will always find a game at this site, and the likelihood is that you´ll be playing someone on the opposite side of the world. you´ll get a 20% cash bonus up to $20 on your first deposit if you feel like competeing in some real money games or tournaments. Of course, you can also just play in the free games.
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2. Ladbrokes Backgammon
Play Backgammon at Ladbrokes instantly from the site (there´s is no software to download. Ladbrokes offer low rake games. Rake is the amount of money that the house charges as commision- the player who wins pays the rake, so a lower rake means bigger winnings. There is plenty of tournament action and you can play other backgammon enthusiasts online for free or for real money. [Play Ladbrokes Backgammon]

3. Party Gammon.
Get a 50% bonus on your first deposit at Partygammon. To claim your bonus, use bonus code: GAMMON50. Partygammon has a good backgammon school and a big choice of real money tournaments, from newbies all the way up to high roller matches. you´ll need to download the game software which is free, and then you can play in realmoney matches and tournaments or for free. Regular and Sit ´n Go tournaments available. Home of the PartyGammon.com Million: the first ever $1 million backgammon tournament.
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