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Backgammon Articles
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Backgammon Myths-True or False
Backgammon is a Game of Luck
False
Although luck plays an important role in backgammon (actually in everything you do), backgammon is not entirely a game of chance since each random roll of dice provides something like 36 different possibilities, a backgammon player has to use his knowledge, experience and tactics to select the best move. An unskilled backgammon player can have an advantage thanks to lucky rolls, but in the long run, the player who uses the correct strategy and makes smart moves, wins more often than his opponent who kisses the dice for luck.
There is More than one Correct Play
True
If you take the opening roll in the backgammon game as an example, you can see that from all the 15 possibilities offered by the initial roll of the dice, there are usually up to 3 optional movements which are better than the other. And as the game goes on, the possible movements get more varied and complex. Of course, the more experience you'd gain around the backgammon board, the easier it gets to select the ultimate movement at any given position. Nevertheless, often there is more than one correct play to choose from, and the choice can be depended on your preferred backgammon strategy, your goals for the certain match and so on.
Backgammon Computers are not Reliable
False
True, neural backgammon programs from the family of GNUBG, Jellyfish and Snowie are not 100% correct. But from here to doubting their reliability there's a great distance. The backgammon programs are exceptionally good and are usually more reliable than your live online backgammon opponent, who can drop out of the game or disconnect to avoid decrease of his rating points (or because he is an asshole). Assuming you are not among the best backgammon players in the world, practicing your backgammon ability against computer programs cab enhance your playing skill tremendously.
Practice makes a Better Backgammon Player
True
Yes, practice will make a better backgammon player out of you as well as improve your gaming standards. Experienced backgammon players can recall the best possible movement for a given position, they can tell when to play for the gammon and they know when to refuse a double. Although you can learn a lot from reading backgammon books and websites, the best way to move on from novice to intermediate level is by practice playing backgammon whether against backgammon computer or a human opponent.
Online Backgammon Dice is Manipulated
False
The dice used in online backgammon games is completely random. There is no such a program that directs the roll of the dice to damage a player's reputation or to cause him to lose money. Additionally, a player has to be an excellent hacker with inside information to break into the backgammon software and manipulate the dice. In other words, instead of wasting your time on online backgammon conspiracies, invest your time in learning backgammon probabilities.
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