Online Backgammon
Backgammon has a very long history nevertheless, learning how to
play backgammon is simple. It is a game of skill and one that,
unfortunately, many younger people today are not all that
familiar with. Still, familiarizing oneself with how to play
backgammon doesn't take very long. Thanks to the rise of the
Internet, learning how to play backgammon is easier than ever
before and the game of backgammon is enjoying a resurgence of
popularity. You can play online, download backgammon games from
the Internet, and play with other people or against the computer.
Most people are familiar with the games set up' two players, one
backgammon board, and each player gets 15 chips apiece. When
learning how to play backgammon, you will find that the object
of game is to move the chips from the board into your home board
and finally into your winning pile. The first person to
successfully clear the board of all their chips wins the game.
The backgammon board is divided into four parts. When looking at
the board from either one of the player's sides, the quadrant of
the backgammon board closest to you is your home board, moving
clockwise, you will pass over the bar and see the other half of
the backgammon board, which is referred to as the outer board.
Moving clockwise again to the remaining quadrant of the board is
your opponent's home board. You will notice that each quadrant
has 6 points. These are the spaces that you move onto. Although
the spaces are alternating colors, each chip can move onto any
colored points, the color of the chip and the color of the
points do not have to correspond.
The game starts with the chips in the proper place. Each player
has five pieces in the first point in their home board, the one
closest to the bar. They moving clockwise again, each player
gets three pieces on their side of the outer board. These are
placed in the point not directly next to the line, but one away
from it. On the other side of the outer board, on the point
furthest away from the center line, each player puts five more
pieces. Moving rightwards across the board, each player puts two
pieces in the opposite player's home board nearest to their
"out" position."
Each roll of the dice shows how many points a player is allowed
to move their chips. For example, if you roll a five and a four,
you can move your chips a grand total of nine points. You can
move one chip four spaces and the other chip 5 spaces. You must
use both of the rolls if it is legally possible for you to use
them. The only caveat is that you cannot move a chip onto a
space that is already occupied. If a player rolls doubles, they
get double the moves, for example, if you get double 6's, you
can move 4 pieces 6 points instead of two pieces 6 points. If
you have a single chip on a space and a chip from your opposing
player lands on it, your piece gets sent back to the center bar
and from there it has to start the journey from the other side
of the board. The first person to get all their chips through
the board and into the safe position wins.