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Play Backgammon for Fun and Money
Article by David Greene
Backgammon is one of the all time great board games. It ispopular worldwide and has gained in popularty over time. It is a game involving skill and the luck of rolling the dice.Backgammon is also an extremely interesting game of strategy andof quite amazing comebacks. A few lucky rolls of the dice andyou can come from an almost impossible position to win thematch. Now that's exciting! Backgammon is well suited for play on the Internet. Like poker,online tournaments are popular and can match two players fromtwo very different countries from just about any country in theworld. A German may be matched against an American. A man fromTurkey (where backgammon is THE game of choice ) may be matchedagainst an Australian. Online backgammon provides a tremendousopportunity to make friends from all over the world. Unlike Poker, Backgammon is a game of constant action. In pokera decent player will fold about 85% of the time. While one canlearn a lot about the betting patterns and behavorial tip offsof your fellow players and opponents by watching what's going onafter you fold most players would really rather still be in thehand. Those who always have to be a part of the action are notgood players. So in order to win at poker you have to sit out alot of hands. Backgammon is played head to head. There is always something tobe thinking about as it is your turn as soon as your opponenthas completed his move. Gammon is a game of constant action asyou are always making a move or using your head to get ready tomove, and your move is determined in part by the outcome of youropponents move. So there is always something to be thinkingabout and doing. Backgammon games tend to last a long time compared to a Pokerhand. Poker hands last for a few minutes while a good Backgammongame is more like baseball --- it can go on for a long time.Just how long is never known at the start of the game whichmakes backgammon all the more interesting. One other thing that Backgammon has in common with baseball isthat it is possible to make amazing comebacks from verydifficult positions, like the baseball team that is down by fiveruns in the bottom of the ninth and makes a fantastic comebackto win the game. That makes for truly exciting play. Chances are if you are a serious Poker player you will loveBackgammon. Not that you would ever give up your first lovePoker. But a change of pace is helpful for everyone now andthen. A break from Poker by playing another exciting but verydifferent game can refresh your mind and give you a mental boostthe next time you play Poker. Why not give backgammon a try? You can start out for free andplay for money only when you feel that you are up to thechallenge.
About the Author David is a full time Internet business developer who maintains aUS office in Bradenton, Fl. but who spends most of his time inthe Land of Smiles, the Kingdom of Thailand. His most recentInternet projects are BackgammonChallenge and Travel CheapFlights Finder
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