Contents
Backgammon Basics
The Backgammon Board
How to Set Up a Backgammon Board
How to Play Backgammon
The Doubling Cube
Opening Moves in Backgammon
How to Count Pips in Backgammon
The Backgammon Running Game
The Blocking Game
The Back Game
Strategies for Bearing Off
How to Win with the Doubling Cube
Backgammon Matches
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- The layout of the backgammon board and basic rules of play
- The best opening moves in backgammon for every possible roll
- Advanced strategies that will take your backgammon play to the next level
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Backgammon Basics
Backgammon is one of the oldest and most popular board games in the world. It’s a two-player contest that involves skill, luck, and, occasionally, gambling. Because of its fast pace, backgammon is exciting. And since luck plays a significant role, beginners can sometimes beat experts for at least a few games. Backgammon games are usually short—most take less than 15 minutes—so it is often played in matches consisting of multiple games.
Object of the Game
The object of backgammon is to advance your 15 pieces, called checkers, around and off the board before your opponent does the same. The roll of two dice determines what moves you’re allowed to make. You can block your opponent’s checkers, send them backward, and even prevent your opponent from rolling the dice altogether. It’s customary to refer to the player who controls the light-colored checkers as white and the player who controls the dark-colored checkers as black.
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