Backgammon Tutorial : Online Backgammon

Introduction to Backgammon

Backgammon is one of the oldest games in existence, dating back some 5000 years. It is a game of luck (roll of the dice) and mostly skill (moving your checkers). Backgammon is played by two people with 15 checkers each on a board consisting of 24 spaces or points. The checkers are moved according to rolls of the dice. Each player tries to bring his own checkers home and bear them off before his opponent does, hitting and blocking the enemy checkers along the way. Basically Backgammon is an obstacle race between two armies of 15 men each, moving around a track divided into 24 dagger-like divisions known as points.

You can learn about backgammon by following these links:

Backgammon a Game of Constant Action
Primer on Backgammon
Raise vs Doubling Cube
The History of Backgammon
Backgammon Game Setup
The Object of the Game
Movement of Men
Hitting and Entering
Bearing Off
Chips and Checkers
Opening Rolls - Part 1
Opening Rolls - Part 2
Opening Rolls - Part 3

Backgammon Board

To play backgammon you need:

- Backgammon board
- 30 playing discs, 15 in each of two colors
- Two 6-sided dice to play the game