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Backgammon News

[April 2nd 2007]
Check the April 2007 world tournament schedule. $50.000 tournament at Play65™ has started. Try to catch up with the games and results and go for the next one.

[March 31st 2007]
Various backgammon tournament results: Heribert Lindner won 23rd Colognegammon Tourney, Julian Schulman won New York Monthly, James Worly won at KC Backgammon and John Clark won the Cancerbackup Backgammon Tournament.

[March 27th 2007]
John Jennings (IL,USA) in the 15-point Midwest Backgammon Championship finals, was winning 2-10, than Steve Brown (MN,USA) has scored 15 straight points and became the 24th Midwest Backgammon Champion.

[February 18th 2007]
$50.000 ! Yes, incredible payout at Play65™ starting April 1st 2007 (no, it's not a joke). You can join these tournaments with real money or the stars you've earnt through your online games. Check out the online tournaments section to learn about tournament types and daily tournament schedule for details.

[February 13th 2007]
Jarvis Trophy Cup has been played at February 3/4 2007. Final match has been played between John Slattery and Giorgio Castellano. It was a really long match with thirteen games and ended in the favor of Castellano. Check out the rest of Michael Crane's report and images at Online Backgammons.

General Information

Here you can find general backgammon information. Read about backgammon history, learn the backgammon rules, check out the detailed information from Wikipedia, get a glimpse of backgammon glossary or go to the help section if you are in trouble. If you don't like to read about how to play backgammon, visit our backgammon videos section to learn the game from a master.

Online Backgammon

How to play online? Now you have the answer, here is your guide to play backgammon line for free, for fun or real money. Or just curious about why we play at Play65? Here you can find the information about depositing money for online games, a few tips while playing online and a FAQ for immediate answers.

Free Backgammon

Do you want to improve your skills ? You can play online single or multiplayer backgammon games. Or you can check out the software reviews, decide what you need and play offline with your favorite software.

Backgammon Material

For further detailed information about backgammon check out these material in backgammon books section. Also if you want to buy a backgammon set to play with your family and friends check out our new backgammon sets section .

Backgammon World

There is more to it than it seems; Backgammon is a real ancient game and very popular all around the world. Check out backgammon associations for contacts in your region, real backgammon tournaments. Take a look at international phrases to make a better conversation with your global opponents.