Backgammon Rules That You Must Know
Backgammon has been the same for many years. Many people have
been playing the game and taking the challenge of backgammon.
The backgammon rules have not changed in the past years that it
has become so popular. Backgammon rules are easy to follow and
simple to catch on to.
The main idea of backgammon is to move all of the game pieces
into his own home board and the eventually off the board. The
first player with all the game pieces off the board is declared
the winner of the game.
The roll of the dice, when each player tosses it, will determine
how many points the player is to move his game pieces.
A checker can be moved only to an open point. The numbers on the
two dice are for two different moves. For example, if a player
rolls a 4 and 3, then he can move one game piece four spaces and
the other piece three spaces. The player always has the option
to move one game piece seven spaces to an open point if that is
what they want to do.
When a player rolls a double, they play the numbers shown on the
dice two times. The player must use both of the numbers when it
is possible. When only one number can be played, the player has
to play that number. If neither on of the numbers can be moved,
then that player looses his turn. If they roll two many numbers,
then the player can move as many spaces as there is open.
When it comes time for the end of the game, if the loser has got
off at least one game piece, he loses only the value showing on
the doubling cube. If the loser has not got any of the game
pieces off the board, he is gammoned and loses two times the
value of the doubling cube. If the player who is determined the
loser has not got any of the pieces off the board and still has
a piece on the board, he is back gammoned, which mean they lose
three times the value of the doubling dice. What a great thought
if you are the winner.
The rules may be overwhelming at first, however if you are new
player to the game a smart idea would be to keep a copy of the
rules on hand when you are playing the game. This way you can
always refer back to them when you get stuck or are confused
about a play.