Earlier InfoPowa reports that the Gibraltar-based Party Gaming group
is about to launch an online backgammon site came to fruition this
week with the appearance on the Internet of PartyGammon.com.
Known as "the game of kings" and requiring skills of timing
and calculation, backgammon is one of the world's most popular games
and one of its oldest, claims PG, with variants dating back more than
5 000 years. PartyGaming has now brought this history to the modern
world of the internet, enabling new and existing customers to play
backgammon, poker and casino all from a single PartyAccount.
"The launch of backgammon, a truly international game of skill,
is a natural evolutionary step in our strategy to become the global
gaming portal of choice," said Mitch Garber, CEO of PartyGaming.
"We are very pleased to add it to our portfolio of games."
Using proprietary software certified by the I-Tech laboratories,
PartyGammon.com offers games to play for free or for cash for a variety
of gammon versions, including Hypergammon and Nackgammon. Customers
can access PartyGaming's 24/7 customer support for any questions about
getting started or using the product.
Like poker, tournaments feature high on the list of activities at
the new site, and since the duration of each match is limited, any
player can take on a world class player on a lucky day and win. PartyGaming
has followed its winning formula of many tournaments and massive prize
pools.
Tournaments will be of either static length (match lengths are fixed
and remain constant until the final round) or progressive length (the
matches become longer as a player advances). There are presently two
types of tournaments:
Regular tournaments - these are pre-arranged, with a fixed starting
time, which is announced on the site.
Sit&Go tournaments - these are available 24/7, and just need the
required number of players to register in order to begin.
In addition, PartyGammon.com is to sponsor a number of the world’s
most prestigious backgammon events, starting with the Belgian Open
last week and including events in Estoril, Portugal in September and
in Paris in October.