Articles about backgammon

Rules, strategy and history of long backgammon — everything that helps you play with more confidence.

• Long backgammon rules: a complete guide with examplesAll the rules of long backgammon (long nardy) in plain words: setup, moves, the head, the six-in-a-row ban, bearing off, mars and home mars.
• Long backgammon strategy for beginners: 8 tipsHow to start winning at long backgammon: leaving the head, points and primes, flexibility, the race, choosing a move and reviewing your games.
• Primes and blocks in long backgammon: tacticsWhat a prime is in long backgammon, how to build one and how to get past one. The six-point rule, where to put a prime and when to break it.
• Mars in long backgammon: how to win one and how to avoid itWhat mars and home mars are in long backgammon, how much they are worth, when they threaten and how to avoid them. Resigning when mars is likely.
• Dice in backgammon: odds and fair rollsHow many combinations two dice have, how often doubles come up, how many pips a roll gives on average and how to check on NardPlay that the dice are fair.
• The history of nard: from Shahr-e Sukhteh to a Baku teahouseWhere nard comes from: the ancient board of Shahr-e Sukhteh, the legend of Bozorgmehr, Persian names for the dice and long backgammon in Azerbaijan and Russia.