Sooner or later you will start winning and it’s time to cash in the hard-earned money. Much like in depositing there are a few withdrawal methods to choose from. This article on withdrawing your winnings concludes our our crash course in backgammon article series.

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So you have made your first deposit, participated in your first real money games and possibly even in a smaller tournament. You now know how it feels to play for real money and to make decisions under pressure. However, in order to ensure your progression as a player and to get the best return for your money, it is good to follow a short “training program” to make it all happen.

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Sooner or later the time comes when you will do your first deposit to your online backgammon site. It is much easier than you might have thought, it is only a matter of a few steps. But how do you actually do the deposit? How much is a good first deposit amount? And is it safe?

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After registering and redeeming your $2 bonus you shouldn’t rush into things and spend it all in one go. Instead, you should take a little time to get familiarized with your new online backgammon site and to learn what you can and can’t do. It’s time to play for backgammon for fun.

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Online backgammon doesn’t have to be difficult to get started with - and it isn’t. There are only a few steps involved as you can read from our next article series, Crash course in online backgammon. We will go through all steps from creating a player account, playing for both for fun as well as for real money, depositing and online money transfers. But first, let’s start from, well, Getting started.

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Modern online backgammon sites offer similar features, but the overall game experience can vary greatly and often comes down to subtle details in the backgammon software. Let’s have a look at the backgammon software used by our recommended online backgammon sites to see how they compare to each other.

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We all want to become good backgammon players, right? We read books, play online backgammon or invite our friends for an evening of backgammon minitournaments, seek out backgammon strategy guides, discuss tricky situations on various forums, etc. We do our best to improve our game the way WE think we should be doing. But what if a leading backgammon authority would give you a number of advice how to become a good backgammon player? What if that leading authority would be Philip Vischjager, the 2006 backgammon World Champion? Would you follow his advice?

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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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The backgammon World Championship in Monte Carlo was the main backgammon event of the year. Philip Vischjager from the Netherlands won the tournament and became the 31st Backgammon World Champion. WinningBackgammon.info decided to go to Philip and ask a few questions about the past, present and future.

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In Part 1 of this article we established and explained the importance of tournament play for a beginner backgammon player. In this second part we’ll evaluate the various tournament options and look at their value both to your skill and earnings progression. Finally, we lay down a tournament roadmap for a beginner backgammon player that has helped many beginners quickly to become good players.

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