Backgammon is an easy game to learn, and it provides a fun, fast-paced break for novices and experts alike. Perhaps that’s why backgammon has long been a favorite two-player board game. The Internet has given backgammon new tech savvy, and created interest in a whole new generation of players.
Multiplayer backgammon is played online, so you will often have many people from all over the world playing in the same game room, at the same time. You’ll find online multiplayer backgammon being played in casinos, in game rooms, and anywhere people like to gather to play free games. Backgammon can be played fast to accommodate advanced players, or more slowly for beginners.
In backgammon, the object of the game is to move all of your pieces to the opposite side of the board, and accumulate the most points. Any of your unprotected playing pieces are at risk of being strategically removed by your opponent. Similarly, your opponent can lose unprotected pieces to you. If your moves are blocked you can lose a turn, or you can block your opponent’s moves to cause him or her to miss a turn. It is possible to win by having the most points, even if you have...