Play65 Summary

Play65 Backgammon is one of the largest virtual backgammon sites in the world and attracts thousands of players who are lured by the lucrative promotions and bonuses, excellent software and wild tournament schedule. The site itself is extremely user-friendly with clear links to every section. Play65 serves a multinational customer base and the software can be found in languages ranging from English and Arabic, to French, German, Greek, Norwegian and a host of others.

A wide range of payment options for easy and convenient banking is available at Play65, as well as a customer support desk that runs 24/7. Finally, a comprehensive backgammon school that provides information about all that one needs to know about the game is on offer.

Play65 Games Available

You can play backgammon in a number of different ways:

• Free Play Playing for fun is completely free - use this to learn the game and hone your skills
• Play for Real Money - Play single games or matches (series of games). Choose your own stakes, including the maximum that can be won or lost, whether the doubling cube is used or not, whether beavers are allowed, and the number of games in a match.
• Tournaments - A number of different types of tournaments are available: Sit & Gos that run anytime, and start as soon as the quota of players is reached; Event Tournaments that start at a set date and time; Swing Tournaments - all players start with the same number of "chips" and end when one player has won them all; Satellite tournaments where you win entry into more valuable tournaments; and Knockout tournaments

Play65 Player Traffic

On average you can find as many as 10,000+ players online, so finding an opponent will never take long.

Play65 Tournament Info

There are unlimited tournaments at any given time.They offer a variety of Sit&Go or Event tournaments (including Play for Fun Tournaments).

• Sit & Go Tournaments - Play65s' Sit & Go Backgammon tournaments begin when a predefined number of players register. Sit & Go BackGammon tournaments at Play65 are easy to play and easily won. Join the tournament and begin to play. The buy-ins, range from a minimum of $5 (with a $1 entry fee) to a maximum of $200 (with a $15 entry fee).
• Event Tournaments - Play65s' Event Backgammon tournaments begin when a predefined date and time is viewed on the Software. Enroll to join the tournament and begin to play!!!

Play65 Software

The Play65 software is quite impressive from every point of view. It is small as far as disk space goes, which means it downloads in a few seconds/minutes even on a slower connection. Graphically, it looks awesome, giving players a complete 3D view of the board, with sound effects that compliment the experience, instead of annoying the hell out of the player. While I have heard that their client would crash from time to time, I haven’t personally experienced any such issues, but then again, I played using a broadband connection.

Even if it does crash on you though, you will have the possibility to reconnect, and to continue where you’ve left off.

If you only want a quick taste of their games though, just click on the instant no download Java client that they feature on their site and, after a completely fuss-free signup, you’ll be taken to one of the tables where you can roll the dice right away.

Play65 Security

Naturally, a backgammon room like Play65 will pay extra attention to security. All your financial transactions, whether they’re directed towards or coming from Play65, enjoy 128 bit encryption and SSL algorithm protection. Basically, their encryption technology is on par with what the banks use nowadays, and transactions are much safer than most of the everyday knick-knacks you use your credit-card for.

Play65.com Bonus & Promotions

The promotions at Play65 are interesting. You can refer a friend to play at this game site and earn $20 for every depositing friend.

Signup bonus. The sign-up bonus is 100%. You also get $2 for verifying your mail.

Play65 Deposit & Withdrawal Options

Withdrawing money when you play backgammon for real money is easy. Play65 supports a range of withdrawal methods, including Neteller, PayPal, Moneybookers, wire transfers, and bank drafts. The minimum withdrawal amount is $20, and depending on the method you choose, you will generally get your withdrawal within a few days.

Play65.com Languages

Supported Languages: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Play65.com Currencies

US Dollars

Play65 Customer Service

I have contacted the support a number of times and the answers have been quick and helpful. The support is only available in English.

Play65 Additional Information

Reputation - Play65 is really keen on security, both as far as financial transactions, and player accounts are concerned. In this respect, they only allow 1 user account per player per computer. They also do their best to keep the software “clean”. They’re McAfee and Softdll.com certified in this sense..

Play65 Pros & Cons

Pros:
• Play65 has by far the best graphics and look available on the web today
• 10,000 players competing live at Play65 during peak hours
• A poker school is available within the software
• New accounts are given $2 free just to try out the real money game at no risk

Cons:
• Support in English only
• There is no Jacoby rule