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Getting started with Backgammon
Make Backgammon your next activity in the game library. Bear off all fifteen pieces before the opponent. Use the example below to understand a decision. Keep the instructions close while learning this activity. Keep the game area visible while you use its controls.
Local two players; no doubling cube, stakes or remote matching.
An idea for your next attempt
Locate the buttons and input area before beginning a long round. Use the on-screen labels to avoid an accidental restart. Refer to the controls when needed.
The goal to keep in mind
Bear off all fifteen pieces before the opponent. An attractive position is not enough unless the goal is met. Follow this game’s rules rather than another version’s.
Making your moves
- Roll and use the maximum legal number of dice; doubles give four moves.
- Enter barred pieces first.
- Points with at least two enemies are blocked; a lone enemy is hit.
- Bear off only after all pieces reach home.
Getting comfortable with the controls
Click or tap a piece and destination; use the turn indicator and legal-move feedback. Use the control method described here for this activity. Avoid pressing the same control repeatedly while a move is being processed.
Learn from a sample situation
When only one die can be used and either is individually playable, use the larger die. Your next round may have a different position, so inspect it before acting. Choose a deliberate next step.
Notice this detail
An oversized bear-off requires no piece farther from the exit. Compare the situation with the worked example. Compare the worked example with your own position. Use the reasoning, not an answer copied from a different board.
Read these answers for extra help
For a quick reminder, what is the goal of Backgammon?
For clarity: Bear off all fifteen pieces before the opponent.
For a quick reminder, how do I control Backgammon?
Here is the relevant explanation: Click or tap a piece and destination; use the turn indicator and legal-move feedback.
For a quick reminder, what example helps explain Backgammon?
For clarity: When only one die can be used and either is individually playable, use the larger die.
When I return, what should I watch out for in Backgammon?
For clarity: An oversized bear-off requires no piece farther from the exit.
For this browser game, what format does Backgammon offer?
Keep this in mind: Local two players; no doubling cube, stakes or remote matching.
While reading the Guide, which play mode does Backgammon use?
The mode on this page is Local players. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.
