BACKGAMMON TUTORIALS
The GammonVillage Tutorials section contains hundreds of articles. For your convenience we have separated them into different categories. Click on the link below that best suits your needs:
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Beginner Backgammon Tutorials
These articles will help new players of the game. Includes the following series:
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| Backgammon Brain Busters |
Three puzzling backgammon positions per article |
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| Double Trouble |
Cube action strategy problems |
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| The Gammon Soapbox |
A single difficult position is examined in each article |
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| Backgammon Boot Camp |
The original, masterful, comprehensive series by Walter Trice |
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Advanced Backgammon Tutorials
More experienced players can learn from these articles. Includes these series:
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| Phil Simborg's Blunders |
Phil comments on some of his backgammon blunders |
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| Gregg Cattanach's Quiz |
Seven backgammon problems examined per article |
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| The Village Quiz |
A long-running column featuring problems encountered in live play |
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| Dorbel's Gazette |
Paul Money's detailed examination of backgammon positions |
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| Strategic Choices |
Backgammon trategy tutorials from various backgammon experts |
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Annotated Bot Matches
These analyzed matches have been rolled out, and commentary added from some of the world's top backgammon players. Includes commentary by:
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| Jay Bidal |
A Canadian expatriate backgammon expert in Abu Dhabi |
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| Neil Kazaross |
ABT Backgammon powerhouse |
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| Steve Sax |
World-class backgammon player and GammonVillage feature columnist |
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| Marty Storer |
Backgammon expert and veteran of the 1970s golden days of backgammon |
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| Douglas Zare |
Mathematician, expert backgammon player, and GammonVillage feature columnist |
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| Mark Driver |
Top backgammon player and frequent GammonVillage contributor |
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| Stein Kulseth |
Stein Kulseth, the Editor of Norpunkt, the newsletter from The Norwegian Backgammon Federation |
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Analyzed Bot Matches
These are matches between some great players analyzed by Snowie 3 Pro and Snowie 4 Pro.
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Backgammon Lessons
This is where you can obtain lessons from some of the top players.
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