Backgammon is an ancient board game that combines the elements of strategy and good fortune. Usually it is played by two players, although team versions of the game have also become quite popular. Each player is given 15 round counters or checkers that are positioned around a flat board marked with 24 narrow triangular divisions or “points”. The checkers are moved around the game according to the throws of a dice which the players take turns at.

An easy way of understanding backgammon is to consider it as a race between the two players to get their checkers over the finishing line. In this instance the finishing line is represented by the area of the board designated as “Home” area for each player. When they succeed in moving all their checkers into their Home they can then “Bear off” the checkers, or in other words, take the checkers off the board. The first player that succeeds to bear off all their checkers becomes the winner.

The start of the game begins with each player throwing one dice, or to be technically accurate, the die. The one who gets the highest number has the right to make the first move and they calculate this move according to the numbers that come up on their die and on the other player’s die. The one who gets the highest number has the right to make the first dice throw. If the dice throws turn up the same numbers for both players they have to repeat this throw and so on until they get different numbers. Supposing that the dice show a 1 and a 4. The player with the right to move can then decide whether they should move a checker 5 spaces or they could move one checker 2 spaces and another one 3 spaces.

Players can adopt both offensive and defensive strategies or some combination of the two. Depending on the luck of the dice throw they might be able put one of their checkers on a position occupied by a single checker of the opposing player. In the same way, one player can put tow or more of their checkers on a single point to block the advance of the opponent’s checker, or to set up a prime in backgammon terminology.

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