Backgammon has exploded on the internet in recent years.
Whilst there are many who want to play the cash matches and tournaments
games where you can win big prizes, lots of players are looking for free
backgammon games. If that's you, there are a number of options out
there for you. This article tells you all about them.
Free Multi-Player Backgammon at Pay-to-Play Sites
All
the cash sites we've some across will let you play practice games for
free. So you can download and try their games for free before deciding
whether to start playing cash games and maybe win some prizes. You'll be
playing against other free-players just for fun and to hone your
skills. This is a great way to learn the game and of course you get
chat and other social features. The pay-to-play sites also have the
best, most up-to-date gaming software so you'll find some amazing
graphics and user features.
Bonus games and free credits on pay-to-play sites
Many
of the pay-to-play sites will give you free credits, bonuses and promos
to encourage you to play at their site. Sometimes you'll get free
credits when you first join the site, just for registering. And
sometimes you'll be offered free bonus credits when you deposit a
certain amount eg "20% on to of your deposit". You can use your credits
to play Backgammon as normal, though if you win you can't usually
withdraw your winnings until you have made a certain amount of real
deposits and played a certain amount of games. Bonus offers are
generally short term promotions so you need to look out for them.
Free Multi-Player Backgammon sites
There
are multi-player Backgammon sites where the games are always free. You
can often win prizes at these but they'll be smaller than on the pay
sites, and tend to be merchandise and entries to sweepstakes rather than
the bigger cash jackpots offered by the pay sites. Such sites are
funded by their advertising revenue so you may have to put up with lots
of pop-ups and banners while you play. But they're still fun to play at
and you'll get the social features of multi-player gaming.
Free Backgammon Solitaire
Many
of the general gaming and 'skill game' sites include single-player
Backgammon where you are effectively playing against the software.
You'll usually need to download the game software though some can be
played online without a download. The software is free unless you want
to play their upgraded version, which will have additional features like
extra versions of the game, enhanced user options, better graphics etc.
Free Backgammon games for your PC
As
a further option, you could simply download some free Backgammon
software from one of the many 'shareware' sites and play individually on
your PC against the software.
So now you know what your options
are. It's up to choose you which type suits your preferences. The next
step of course is to choose between the sites that fall into each
category...but that's another topic! Fortunately you'll be glad to know
that there are places out there that can save you the time and effort
of all that research. For an extensive and objective review of the best
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