Try Popular Backgammon Games

If you're a backgammon fan, you're bound to enjoy popular variations on your chosen board game. Playing new games can enhance the skills you use for regular backgammon and provide an alternative way of approaching your backgammon game.

One of the most popular games in the Middle East is Shesh Besh. This is arguably the closest backgammon game to regular backgammon. Shesh Besh is thought to have originated in Turkey but is played extensively throughout the Middle East and enjoyed by people of all ages. Another popular variation on the backgammon game is Tavla. Also from Turkey, this game starts off with just two checkers each on the board. The remaining 13 checkers apiece must be played onto the backgammon board. This is a fun game for backgammon fans as it is slightly more complicated than the regular game.

If you're an online backgammon fan, you should try Tavla and Acey-Deucey. Acey-Deucey is a backgammon game where both players must roll the dice to get all their checkers on the board. Like Tavla, there is no use of the doubling cube. So if you want to play online backgammon for fun instead of for real money, why not try learning a new game today?