Editing Backgammon (section)

== Cheating ==

To reduce the possibility of cheating, most good-quality backgammon sets use [[Dice#Manufacturing|precision dice]] and a [[dice cup]].<ref name="Dummies">{{cite book |last=Bray |first=Chris |title=Backgammon for Dummies |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |year=2008 |pages=13, 224 |isbn=978-0-470-69456-5}}</ref> This reduces the likelihood of [[loaded dice]] being used, which is the main way of cheating in face-to-face play.<ref>{{cite book |last=Harrington Green |first=Jonathan |title=An exposure of the arts and miseries of gambling |url=https://archive.org/details/anexposureartsa01greegoog |publisher=Redding |year=1845 |page=[https://archive.org/details/anexposureartsa01greegoog/page/n205 203]}}</ref> A common method of cheating online is the use of a computer program to find the optimal move on each turn; to combat this, many online sites use move-comparison software that identifies when a player's moves resemble those of a backgammon program. Online cheating has therefore become extremely difficult.<ref name=Dummies/>