# Online Backgammon

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-backgammon/409621>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 27, 2007, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-backgammon/409621 "2007-06-27T09:10:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Quigers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Captain\_Quigers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Quigers)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-backgammon/409621/1 "2007-06-27T09:10:50Z")

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I’ve just signed up to play Backgammon online at Gammonvillage.

Is there anyone out there who uses this site that could give me a few pointers about the community?

I’ve only played 2 games so far. In the first my opponent didn’t even make a move and the game was awarded to me by default after it timed out. The second was a fairly standard game. I won but had a reasonable amount of luck and my opponent made a few mistakes.

My one biggest beef is that people advertise that they would like a game and decide on a rule set that suites them. When I challenge them, they then decline to play.

As a newcomer challenging an established player, am I falling foul of an etiquette issue?

Any pointers would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Captain.

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**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-backgammon/409621/2 "2007-06-27T12:30:02Z")

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I play quite a bit of backgammon around the pool. It can get pretty cut throat at times. Let me know how your online experience goes - I’d be interested in hearing about it.