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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. Check the relevant rule before repeating a move. Use the opening round to become familiar with the layout. Look at what changes after your first action.
Local two players; no doubling cube, stakes or remote matching.
A focus for your next round
When a decision goes wrong, compare it with the common mistake described below. Start again only when you intend to leave the current round. Notice the feedback after each input.
What you need to achieve
Bear off all fifteen pieces before the opponent. Read that aim before choosing your first action. Check the rules when you are unsure.
A walkthrough of the rules
- 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.
Input guidance
Click or tap a piece and destination; use the turn indicator and legal-move feedback. Read a button’s label before selecting it. Make sure you are interacting with the game rather than the surrounding page.
See the idea in action
When only one die can be used and either is individually playable, use the larger die. Focus on why the action is allowed, not only its outcome. Keep the controls nearby.
One detail worth checking
An oversized bear-off requires no piece farther from the exit. Read the feedback to see why an action did not have the expected result. Before your first action, say what you are trying to achieve. Then compare the result with the goal.
Questions about this game
While learning, what is the goal of Backgammon?
Keep this in mind: Bear off all fifteen pieces before the opponent.
On this playing page, 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 this browser game, what example helps explain Backgammon?
For clarity: When only one die can be used and either is individually playable, use the larger die.
For a quick reminder, what should I watch out for in Backgammon?
Here is the relevant explanation: An oversized bear-off requires no piece farther from the exit.
As a new player, what format does Backgammon offer?
Local two players; no doubling cube, stakes or remote matching.
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.