THE GAME GUIDE
Backgammon
Enter then bear off your fifteen pieces.
01 · THE ESSENTIALS
The rules to get started
The proposed variant
Bar priority, doubles, and maximum use of the dice.
THE ESSENTIALS
How to Play
- Simple game without stakes or doubling cube. Fifteen checkers per side; the opening roll decides the players and is used for the first move.
- The first side moves down from point 24 to 1; the second moves up from 1 to 24. A double gives four moves.
- Use as many dice as possible; if only one of the two is playable, the higher one takes priority. An opposing point with two checkers is blocked; a lone checker is hit.
- Re-enter your checkers from the bar before any other move. Bear off only when all your checkers are in your home board (your last six points); an oversized die value bears off the farthest checker.
THE BOARD REFERENCES
Read squares and moves
02 · SEE THE MOVES
The moves, piece by piece
MOVEMENT VIDEOSSee each move family
Enter then bear off your fifteen pieces.