Times are rough for online gaming these days. The rules of the industry are being redefined and it’s us, the gamers, who feel the direct impact of it all… that all being the infamous Unlawful Internet Gaming bill. But wait - things are not as bad as they would seem at first! In fact, for online backgammon it doesn’t look bad at all.

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There are three types of online backgammon players: those who play backgammon the foolish way, those who play it the safe way and those that play it the winning way. Ask around and you’ll see that confidence in own backgammon skills is soaring high among backgammon player and that most believe they play backgammon the winning way - pretty much like most car driver’s believe they are better than average drivers. Too bad that the majority of those people are deluding themselves.

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After reviewing Handmark’s Backgammon for Palm OS v4.1 that we really liked we just couldn’t stop there. So we decided to make another detour from the regular online backgammon stuff, went out on the net, looked around and selected Backgammon Pro for Palm OS v1.27 from Stand Alone, Inc. for our next review. In comparison with Handmark’s Backgammon v4.1, Backgammon Pro is a clearly more advanced backgammon software with loads of settings available. But how does it compare to it on the fun factor?

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In today’s mobile world your mobile device can be both a powerful business tool and an entertainment center. So why not carry your favourite game with you at all times? Winningbackgammon.info tested two excellent mobile backgammon software: Backgammon for Palm OS v4.1 from Handmark and Backgammon Pro for Palm OS v1.27 from Stand Alone, Inc. First we’ll have a look at Handmark’s interpretation of backgammon.

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