headius: That is correct however since you can not chose which one you will be it makes it so that statistically black and white are equal in games like Backgammon. The degree of advantage diminishes based on the average number of moves it takes to win a game. For example the hpotherical game were you win at 4 points takes very few roles to win so whites advantage is great. Ludo usually takes over 40 moves so whites advantage is small.