Where to start, to develop an online Backgammon game?

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Published on 2011-01-08T03:14:20Z Indexed on 2011/01/08 3:59 UTC
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I would like to develop a backgammon game to play against other players online, as a way of learning more Javascript/jQuery and a little game development. I'm a web developer and most of my experience is in PHP. I have minimal Javascript experience and no game development experience. Where should I start? Are there any particular books, tutorials, libraries, or frameworks that would help give me a jumpstart? As a beginner, am I better of using the DOM or Canvas?

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