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Backgammon tournaments

How do I take part in an online backgammon tournament?

To take part in an online backgammon tournament, you have to pay an entry fee (also called a Buy-in). The sum of the participants’ entry fees constitutes the tournament prize money. The more participants there are, the higher the prize money will be. The best players in the tournament split this prize money.

We advise beginners to take their first steps in tournament backgammon for free via “Freerolls”. “Freerolls” are online backgammon tournaments which are free to enter. You don’t pay the Buy-in and the backgammon site pays the tournament prize money!

Different types of backgammon tournaments

• Free backgammon tournaments or “Freerolls”: Tournaments which are free to enter.
• Satellite backgammon tournaments: Tournaments in which the winner(s) win(s) free entry to another tournament.
• Backgammon tournaments for players with specific rankings: You can only play in these types of tournaments if your ranking corresponds to the category(s) fixed by the organiser of the tournament.
• High ranking backgammon tournaments: you can only play in a high ranking tournament if your ranking is superior to the minimum ranking fixed by the organisers.
• Spontaneous backgammon tournaments: Tournaments which begin when a predetermined number of players have entered.
• Scheduled backgammon tournaments: Tournaments which start on a set date and time. The higher the number of players registered, the greater the prize money.

Backgammon tournaments