{"id":9,"date":"2022-09-17T09:20:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T09:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gammonrants.org\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2022-09-27T08:27:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T08:27:47","slug":"backgammon-rants-and-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gammonrants.org\/","title":{"rendered":"The finest backgammon info on this planet. And on all the others."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here you will find information and reviews about the plethora of backgammon apps that are available for iOS (primarily) and Android (some).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also I&#8217;ll post interesting backgammon positions for you to test your skills with, all analyzed with &#8220;Extreme Gammon 2&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And finally I&#8217;ll cover interesting places to play backgammon online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gammonrants.org\/index.php\/reviews\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/gammonrants.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/reviews-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10 size-medium\" 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And more.\">Strategy guides and more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What are the easiest to win back games? How do you use the tutors of the best apps to improve? etc.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest blog posts<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/gammonrants.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/crazy-backgammon-online-offline\/\">Crazy good! 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