Backgammon

The aim of the game is to move all of your pieces off the board before your opponent does.

Description

Backgammon is a two-player board game played on a board with 24 triangles, called points. Each player has 15 pieces, which are moved around the board according to the roll of two dice. The first player to move all of their pieces off the board wins the game.

Categories: Family Games, Board Games, Multiplayer Games

How to Play

• Number of Players Required: Backgammon is played by two players.

• What You’ll Need

• Backgammon board
• 30 checkers (15 of each color)
• Two dice

• Gameplay

  1. Set up the board as shown in the diagram.
  2. Each player rolls one die. The player with the higher roll goes first.
  3. On your turn, roll the dice and move your checkers according to the numbers on the dice.
  4. You can move a checker to an empty point, or to a point that is occupied by one of your opponent’s checkers.
  5. If you move a checker to a point that is occupied by one of your opponent’s checkers, your opponent’s checker is captured and placed on the bar.
  6. Checkers on the bar can only be re-entered into the game by rolling a number that corresponds to a point that is not occupied by any of your opponent’s checkers.
  7. The first player to move all of their checkers off the board wins the game.

Winning Criteria: The first player to move all of their pieces off the board wins the game.

Estimated Playtime: The estimated playtime for Backgammon is 30-60 minutes.

Make it Your Own

• You can play Backgammon with different variations of the rules.
• You can use different types of boards and checkers.
• You can add your own rules to the game.

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Tags: Backgammon, Board Games, Two-Player Games, Strategy Games