Phil Simborg's Video Lessons
Teaching pro Phil Simborg, along with other visiting top players, helps us demystify the complex as well the basic.
Phil Simborg is a full-time backgammon-playing and teaching professional. He is the lifeblood of the Backgammon Learning Center and volunteers much of his time to bringing new, young players into the game.
Explore over 200 Phil Simborg Video Lessons, one of the great benefits of a USBGF membership.
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Phil shares a simple rule for tough bearoff positions.
Justin Nunez joins Phil to teach us how to transcribe a match in XG.
Phil talks through finding the best play given one of the worst rolls.
Phil analyzes late game cube action after hitting a shot.
Phil helps us understand a common dilemma, volunteer or not?
Phil analyzes a tricky match score based cube decision.
Phil teaches us how to use eXtreme Gammon for a deeper understanding of positions.
John O'Hagan joins Phil to analyze a late game position with 2 rolls left.
Jacob Stick Rice joins Phil to explain whether or not this position is too good to double.
Phil analyzes a cube action with just three checkers left.
Phil analyzes a third roll position giving him a triple headache.