BlitzGammon Learning Centre
Start with the rules, then study the decisions that change a game. Choose a topic below to build on what you know and put it into practice.
Getting Started
How to Play Backgammon
New to the game? Begin with board setup, movement, hitting, bearing off and the basic rules.
Backgammon Opening Moves
Learn accepted plays for all 15 backgammon opening rolls, why they work, when alternatives matter and how to plan the next turn.
Backgammon Glossary
An alphabetised backgammon glossary covering anchors, builders, primes, timing, cube decisions, scoring and the language of analysis.
Improve Your Game
Backgammon Strategy Beyond the Basics
Learn when to race, prime, attack or hold: practical backgammon strategy covering timing, anchors, builders, back games and match score.
Backgammon Doubling Cube Strategy
Go beyond take and pass: understand cube ownership, market losers, volatility, gammons, redoubles and the effect of match score.
Understand Your Performance
Understanding Backgammon Analysis
Understand checker-play and cube analysis, equity, errors and blunders, then use BlitzGammon match reviews and Position Analyzer to study.
Backgammon Performance Rating Explained
Understand why lower backgammon PR means more accurate play, how BlitzGammon derives it from GNUBG and why longer samples matter.
Backgammon ELO Ratings Explained
Learn how opponent strength, match length and performance affect BlitzGammon ELO changes, and why ratings need a body of results.
Practice
Improve Your Backgammon with AI
Use BlitzGammon’s GNUBG-powered AI practice to study decisions, compare plans and review mistakes without confusing results with accuracy.
Daily Backgammon Puzzles
Discover BlitzGammon’s signed-in Daily Puzzle feature: practise checker and cube decisions, compare your choice and learn from analysis.