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If you want to know what is happening in backgammon, Over the Board is where you go to hear it from the people making it happen. Host Ed Hall has spent the last two years interviewing the game’s most accomplished players and influential figures: Super Grandmaster Dirk Schiemann, Grandmaster Hideaki Ueda, World Backgammon Federation President Bernhard Mayr, author and YouTube educator Alex Eshaghian, and the organizers behind tournaments and clubs from New York to Sydney to Jo

You asked for it, so we built it. Tournaments are now live on Backgammon Cash. If you think you're a great backgammon player, this is your chance to prove it. Backgammon Cash Tournaments let you compete against multiple opponents in a series of matches, with real money prizes waiting for the players who can put together a win streak. Instead of playing one match and walking away, you have to beat your opponent, advance to the next round, and do it again. Win several matches i

In cash backgammon, a small mistake early in the game can get expensive fast. One loose checker gets hit. A missed point gives your opponent an escape route. A weak position turns into a difficult cube decision, and suddenly a decision you made on the first roll is costing you several points. The good news? Opening moves are one of the easiest parts of your game to improve. There are only 15 possible non-double opening rolls in backgammon, and several of them have a clear bes

Featuring Roberto Litzenberger, US team captain, playing real matches on Backgammon Cash. We recently had backgammon master Roberto Litzenberger jump on Backgammon Cash for a live watch-and-learn, playing real matches and talking through every decision as he made them. Roberto is not a casual player. He has been competing since 2010, he captains the US team heading to the World Team Championships in London, and he just won his tournament in St. Louis on the American Backgammo

Today we are launching one of the features that brings Backgammon Cash closer to the experience of playing across a real board: in-game chat. Backgammon has always been a social game. For thousands of years, it has been played in cafes, living rooms, and clubs, accompanied by conversation, reactions, and the occasional bit of friendly trash talk. That back-and-forth between opponents is a huge part of why the game has remained so popular and engaging across cultures and gener

Until today, Backgammon Cash has only been available for iPhone and iPad. Today, that changes. We are excited to announce that Backgammon Cash is now available to play on any device with a web browser. That includes Android phones, laptops, desktops, tablets, and more. If you have ever wanted to play but didn't have an iPhone, there is no longer anything standing in your way. Simply visit backgammoncash.app from any device and you are ready to go. This has been one of the mos

Backgammon Cash contains no ads. Not in the menus. Not between games. Not when you open the app. You will never see an ad blocking you from playing. No popups. No interstitial videos. No banners eating into your screen while you are trying to focus on your checker play.

Backgammon Cash co-founders Jonathan and Matt Hakimi recently joined Alex Eshagian to discuss the origins of the platform, the technical infrastructure behind fair competitive play, and the vision for real-money backgammon's future. The conversation explores how two first-generation Iranian Americans from Los Angeles identified a gap in the mobile backgammon market and spent months building the trust systems necessary for legitimate real-money competition. Topics include the

Today we're launching a smarter, fairer way to measure players' skills on Backgammon Cash. We've switched to the FIBS ELO rating system - the gold standard used by competitive backgammon platforms worldwide. Why We Made This Change Our previous system treated all wins equally. Beat a beginner? Gain 5 points. Beat a grandmaster? Gain 5 points. This created a broken ranking system where players' rating points were inflated higher simply by playing more games, not by demonstrati

The names at the top of our leaderboard represent elite players who've climbed through hundreds of matches, perfected their cube decisions, and proven their worth with real money on the line. Now, for the first time, you can watch them battle it out in the Backgammon Cash High Rollers Invitational . We've brought together four of the most skilled players from our platform: DiceGunner, F8ality1, ElTurco, and Blotbuster69 - to compete in high-stakes matches with thousands of do

When you're playing backgammon for real money, one question should never cross your mind: "Is my opponent cheating?" Unfortunately, that question has plagued online backgammon for years. Computer-assisted play has made players hesitant to compete for serious stakes online. We built Backgammon Cash to change that - and today, we're taking the most significant step yet to guarantee fair play. We've partnered with 5POINT, the world's leading backgammon integrity intelligence com

March was competitive. Thousands of games were played, but only a handful of players rose to the top - and they're getting rewarded for it. Every month, Backgammon Cash recognizes its most active players with bonus awards on top of their winnings. It's our way of showing that we appreciate our players who have helped make Backgammon Cash the best place to play backgammon for money online. One player in particular stood out in March - LedZep - #1 with $106k won and #1 on the l

In competitive backgammon, information is limited. Players cannot see their opponent’s planned moves or future dice. However, one subtle source of insight is always visible: thinking time. How long an opponent pauses before moving often reflects the difficulty of their position. While timing tells you nothing with certainty, disciplined observation can provide meaningful strategic clues during real-money play on Backgammon Cash. Why Thinking Time Matters Decision Complexity R

Backgammon combines skill, probability, and randomness in a way few games can match. Even when you make the correct strategic decision, unfavorable dice can still produce a loss. This emotional reaction to bad luck is commonly known as “tilt.” Tilt occurs when frustration from previous rolls begins to influence future decisions, leading players to abandon sound strategy in favor of risky or impulsive play, which in turn leads to irresponsible gaming. Understanding tilt and l

Backgammon Cash's random number generator (RNG) algorithm has been certified by the World Backgammon Federation (WBGF), the international governing body for competitive backgammon. Independent Certification The WBGF engineering team has independently reviewed all code that affects dice rolls in the Backgammon Cash application and verified that the algorithm produces mathematically random numbers on 100% of dice rolls. Each roll generates two independent random numbers between

Dice probabilities form the mathematical foundation of backgammon gameplay. While chance plays a role in every match, probability analysis reveals patterns that influence strategic decision-making. This guide examines the essential mathematics behind backgammon dice rolls and explores how probability knowledge affects competitive backgammon play on Backgammon Cash. Essential Dice Probability Fundamentals Individual Die Probabilities Each die in backgammon has six faces, numbe

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Backgammon is the ultimate test of skill and strategy. While the element of chance is a factor, skilled players consistently win over...