Backgammon Rules Learn How to Play Backgammon
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Backgammon Rules: Learn How to Play
Summary:
Discover how to play backgammon, a classic board game cherished worldwide.
Keywords:
backgammon board game, backgammon board, gammon
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Backgammon is one of the oldest games known to humanity, with roots tracing back to Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Rome. Over centuries, the game has evolved, acquiring different names and spreading globally. Today, it remains a popular pastime in the US, East Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Getting Started:
To play backgammon, you need a partner, two dice, and a special backgammon board with checkers. The board is divided into two mirrored sides, each containing 12 triangles called points, numbered from 1 to 24:
- Points 1 to 6: Home Board or Inner Board
- Points 7 to 12: Outer Board
- 7 Point: Bar Point
- 13 Point: Mid Point
At the start, each player places 2 checkers on point 24, 3 on point 8, and 5 on points 13 and 6. Your goal is to move your checkers toward your opponent's home board and remove them before your opponent does the same.
Gameplay:
The game begins with each player rolling a die. The player with the higher roll makes the first move, combining both numbers from the dice. If it's a tie, roll again. Players then take turns rolling both dice.
After rolling, move your checkers the number shown on the dice. You can move one checker the total of both dice or split the numbers between two checkers. For instance, a roll of 5 and 4 allows one checker to move 9 steps or two checkers to move 5 and 4 steps, respectively.
Rolling doubles lets you play the number twice. For example, rolling double 2 allows you to move four 2's. Options include moving one checker 8 steps, two checkers 4 steps each, or similar combinations.
You can land on an opponent's lone checker, known as a blot, sending it to the bar in the board's center. Checkers on the bar return to play by rolling a number that corresponds to an open point in the opponent’s home board. You can't move other checkers until all bar checkers are re-entered.
Bearing Off:
Once your checkers are in your home board, start removing them using dice rolls, a process known as bearing off. A roll of 1 lets you remove a checker from point 1, a roll of 2 from point 2, and so on.
If you bear off all 15 checkers before your opponent bears off any, you win a gammon. If your opponent still has checkers on the bar as you bear off all 15, you win a backgammon.
Enjoy playing this timeless game and may the best strategist win!
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