This is the second in a three-part series exploring the use of the Anki Open-Source Digital Flashcard Application. After receiving favourable feedback about my original article, I will now expand on Anki’s use over two additional texts. In my first article I wrote about the Anki Universe and covered the core elements that make Anki such a powerful tool for backgammon study — from the fundamentals of spaced repetition learning to the wider ecosystem of platforms like AnkiWeb, AnkiDroid, and AnkiMobile. I also introduced the growing range of backgammon specific resources, including pre-made decks by Rainer Birkle on his website XG2Anki.de and tools that allow players to build personalised blunder and error decks. That first article aimed to demystify the system and show that, despite its reputation for complexity, Anki becomes straightforward and transformative once you understand how its components fit together.

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