🎲Backgammon

How to play Backgammon

Objective

Move all fifteen of your checkers into your home board and bear them all off first.

Setup

• Twenty-four points; each player starts with fifteen checkers in the standard opening arrangement.
• Both players move in opposite directions.

Rules

1. Roll two dice and move checkers that many points each; doubles are played four times.
2. A point with two or more of your checkers is blocked to your opponent.
3. Landing on a point with exactly one opposing checker hits it, sending it to the bar.
4. A player with a checker on the bar must re-enter it before making any other move.
5. Once all fifteen checkers are home, you may start bearing off.

Strategy tips

• Making points in your home board is usually better than running a single checker.
• Don't leave blots within direct-shot range of an opponent's checker.
• In a pure race, always play the fastest total.