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Games that can be played: Backgammon Languages that the software supports: English, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Turkish, Swedish, German, Japanese, Korean
Play65 is one of the oldest and currently the largest Backgammon room. The online backgammon software at Play65 has the best graphics and look available on the web today. Easy to see peices are used on traditional backgammon colors in this stunning representation of a backgammon board. Software features like the double-click auto-move, auto-bearoff, pip counter and the doubling cube allows for fast game play with optional length timers. Each player is rated based on their personal history at the room and can take advantage of multi-table play with optional rules like the Crawford rule and beavers. Great graphics, nice and friendly user-interfaces. Membership is free, each player has it’s own rating, and you can play for fun or for real money. Play65 offers matches, tournaments, event-tournaments, and freerolls where you can win real money for free! At Play65, you can watch the game and chat with the players; you can deposit/withdraw with all credit cards and PayPal. The unbelievable growth of online backgammon continues as there are close to 10,000 players competing live at Play65 during peak weekend times. Although there are some swing tournaments and sit and go’s running, the large marjority of these players are playing individual cash games and series. Anyone looking for a quick game at low stakes usually does not have to wait long before getting offers. The multi-table backgammon tournaments remain small with usually under a hundred players and sit and go’s usually host 4 or 8 players. A popular tournament format called ‘swing’ tournaments have recently been released giving each player a set number of chips, and giving backgammon games chip values that increase each round as you face different opponents. A monthly main event is held with a prize pool boasting $100,000 , the biggest ever online. Backgammon tournaments can be quite fun and exciting but it should be mentioned that the house fee on these tournaments remains quite high relative to the buy-in. Play65 offers a variety of sit-and-go or event tournaments (including play-for-fun tournaments). Advantages:
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Recently written and posted Backgammon Articles: Backgammon – Skill vs. Luck Any professional backgammon player will tell you that backgammon is a game of skill but what they will also tell you is that anyone can get lucky and beat anyone else…. Written by Eva S. Flint – Sunday, June 01, 2008 Basic Tips for Backgammon Doubling Cube – this is the key to backgammon. Never accept a double if you are too far behind. A match to three and you are trailing 1-0 and your opponent has doubled and you accepted, then you should redouble your next turn…. Written by Eva S. Flint – Monday, January 14, 2008 Backgammon Versions There are numerous ways the game can be played; here are some with their rule changes. Acey-Deucy Same as backgammon accept when you roll 1-2, you first do your 1-2 moves and then you pick any double you want and you get to roll again…. Written by Eva S. Flint – Tuesday, January 01, 2008 Backgammon Strategy for Beginners Backgammon is a race to see who can get all their checkers off first. Most novices try not to leave any exposed checkers and hit as often as possible. This is not the best approach and here are some factors to consider when playing…. Written by Eva S. Flint – Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Recent Month’s Articles:
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