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As the name suggests Skill Games are those in which the outcome depends more on the player's skill than on luck. Whether it's the ancient game of Chess which has numerous tactics and strategies, or a game of Sudoku which can be solved through pure logic, Play How will guide you through them so your skill level will soon mean you have the knowledge to win.

Backgammon

Backgammon is a simple game to learn but can provide hours of fun as you get better and better. The game is for two players and the idea is to take all of your pieces around the board and then off the board before the other player. Each player has 17 pieces and with each roll of the dice they can move pieces according to the number of spaces rolled. There are a number of strategies and tactics involved in the game to help you beat the other player.

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Chess

The game of Chess originates from very old Indian and Persian games; the current form of it emerged in Southern Europe in the fifteenth century. The game is played by two players, each of which have sixteen pieces. Each type of piece can move across the board in its own way, the idea is to manoeuvre your pieces into a position which the opponent's king can't escape from. This is called checkmate and means you've won the game.

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Checkers

Checkers is played on a board of 64 squares by two players. Each player has 12 pieces which they can move diagonally forwards on the board. The idea is to capture all your opponent's pieces by jumping over them. A player's piece can become a king by reaching the opposite end of the board; this means that the piece can now move both forwards and backwards. The player who captures all their opponent's pieces first wins.

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Gin Rummy

Gin Rummy is a simple and popular two player card game. Played with a standard deck of cards, the idea is to score more points than your opponent. Each player is dealt ten cards and you get points by building hands which contain either sets or runs. The game continues until there are only 2 cards left in the un-dealt pack.

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Billiards

There are many games of Billiards; however all of them have a number of things in common. They are ball games played on a table, the aim in each is to strike the cue ball and for it to then hit another ball into one of the table's pockets. Which ball the cue ball should hit will depend on the game being played. Some games are won by achieving more points than the other player; others are won by potting all of your balls first.

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Sudoku

In recent years Sudoku has become one of the most popular number logic games of all time. The game is played on a grid of 9 by 9 squares. Some of the squares will have numbers in, the rest blank. The aim is to fill in all the squares with the numbers 1 to 9 so that every column, row and 3 by 3 square contains each number just once. The game is won once all squares have been filled.

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