Backgammon rules: from setup to bearing off
15 checkers, 24 points, compulsory moves, the bar and bearing off. Includes a setup diagram and actual local settings.
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Backgammon: rules, tips and variants
Understand dice, compulsory moves, safe points, bearing off and tournament rules.
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Light 2 × 24; Light 5 × 13; Light 3 × 8; Light 5 × 6; Dark 2 × 1; Dark 5 × 12; Dark 3 × 17; Dark 5 × 19
Choose rules, strategy, exercises, variants, or history and competition. Each guide explores a separate topic with examples.
Rules
Strategy & tactics
Backgammon strategy: racing, anchors and hitting risk
Read the pip count, build safe points and examine the whole turn before hitting. Practical advice without win guarantees.
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Backgammon exercises: entry, compulsory play and bearing off
Three concrete study positions and a dice exercise with expandable answers. Moves are verified against our engine.
Read guideVariants & regions
Backgammon variants: our editions and the doubling cube
Distinguish local and live openings. Understand the cube, gammons and match rules without implying extra browser modes.
Read guideCompetition
Backgammon history, match play and the Crawford rule
Put a historical Nard illustration in context and understand tournament matches, Crawford, fair procedure and our browser edition.
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