To reduce the possibility of cheating, players best use precision dice and a dice cup to roll their dice.

Players must choose from numerous options for moving their pieces and anticipate possible counter-moves by the opponent. Dice can determine the outcome of a single game, but over a series of many games, the strategy will determine the outcome. Winning Backgammon depends on a combination of strategy and luck (because of rolling dice). So, a point hosted by two or more of the opponent's pieces is said to be blocked and when 6 points in a row are blocked, it's called a 'prime'. When you roll a double, you are able to play that number four times (if the board will allow). TheĬaptured pieces can re-enter the game but on the furthest point from the player's inner table. When the opponent lands on them, they are captured and placed on the middle bar. All pieces must firstĪrrive into their home base, then the player can start to remove them from the board.Īny piece stacked two or more is safe from capture but single pieces (called a blot) are vulnerable. Pieces in the opposite direction around the board (clockwise or counter-clockwise).Īfter rolling the dice, players advance their checkers according to the number shown on each die. The players home row is opposite the other and they have to move their The objective of the game is to bear off all your pieces from the board.Įach player start with 15 pieces on their starting positions(the opponent has a mirrored arrangement). Backgammon is one of the oldest classic strategy games for two players.

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