Hypergammon introduction

Hypergammon is one of the most recent variants of Backgammon. It is played with only three checkers on each side, starting with one checker on each of the opponent’s 1-point, 2-point and 3-point. Three checkers on each side inevitably means an extremely fast-paced game. It’s an excellent game to play when you take a break from regular backgammon or when you want to warm-up before real action.

Hypergammon starting position.

Doubling cube and the Jacoby rule are used in Hypergammon. The rest of rules are identical to those in regular backgammon.

Since both players have only three checkers it is needless to say that luck plays a greater role in Hypergammon than in regular backgammon - a real treat for a gambler.

Now that you are familiar with hypergammon you can continue reading about Hypergammon strategy

Even though hypergammon is easy and quick game to play, it is not widely available online. You can play hypergammon at Backgammon Masters.