The pips are numbered from 1 to 24 (mirrored for each player).Įach player places 2 pieces on the 24 point, 5 pieces on the 13 point, 3 on the 8 point and 5 on the six point. One half of the board represents each players home board, with one side belonging to each player. Both players sit on opposite sides of the board. Entering: This is the term for successfully moving your checkers into your home board.īefore the game can begin, the checkers should be placed on the correct positions on the pips.Bar: The ridge down the center of the board that separates the outer and home boards.Doubling/Redoubling: The term used when doubling the stakes.Hit: This is to land on a single checker, returning it to the start.Bear Off: This means to successfully move one of your pieces off the board.Pips/Points: These refer to the triangles on the board.Checkers/Men/Counters: These are the circular play pieces.
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How To Play – Backgammon Rules Backgammon Terminology It’s a strictly 2-player game, which is why it was a popular strategic gambling game throughout history for two players.Įach player is given 15 pieces (often referred to as checkers) to place on their starting points on the board, and each turn chooses which pieces to move based on a roll of the dice. Intro to Playing BackgammonĪt it’s core, backgammon is a simple game with the objective of removing your pieces from the board by passing through the opponents half of the board. Through a series of iterations, rule changes and cultural differences, Backgammon slowly evolved into the game we see today.
Before that the game was often referred to simply as tables. The name itself first appeared in literature around 1645 and is believed to be of Middle Enlgish origin. Eventually it became popular with ancient roman royalty and elites as a strategic gambling game. This was the first known game to use dice, and the oldest versions actually used human bone to form the dice.Ĭomprised of 30 checkers, 2 dice, and a board of 24 pointed triangles, Backgammon has gone through many iterations through it’s long lifespan.
So much so that it’s origins can be traced back nearly 5000 years to the Mesopotamian region. History Of Backgammonīackgammon is often considered one of the oldest known board games in existence. Given that most copies of this game are too old to contain a comprehensive rule-book, we thought it would be helpful to explain how to play Backgammon and explain some basic strategies of the game.
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Ever come across an old triangle ridden board game full of white and black tokens and a set of well-worn six sided dice? This would likely be one of the oldest board games ever invented Backgammon.
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