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| of the road, superior backgammon players are those | | | | each player should position their fifteen checkers at |
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| first question that needs to be answered is where to | | | | running down the board - and from here the owner of |
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| players needs to know about the setup of the | | | | bring the checker back into the game. However, the |
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| of the checkers and their movement and what actions | | | | information. |
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| checkers and so become the winner of the game. | | | | way that enables the reader to quickly absorb them. |
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