Backgammon

How to play

1. 1

   The game randomly assigns sides and rolls one die for each: the higher roll starts and plays both values. The standard 15-checker setup is used; this single game has no doubling cube.

2. 2

   Each die is a separate checker move in your direction. A point occupied by two or more opposing checkers is blocked; a lone opposing checker is hit to the bar.

3. 3

   If you have checkers on the bar, you must enter them into the opponent's home board before making any other move.

4. 4

   You must use the greatest possible number of dice. If only one of two different dice can be played, the higher one must be used; doubles provide four equal moves.

5. 5

   You may bear off only after all 15 checkers reach your home board. An exact die bears off its point; an oversized die may bear off the farthest checker only when no checker is farther away.

6. 6

   Each turn has a two-minute limit. If it expires, the active player loses the game on time.

7. 7

   Either player may resign at any time; the opponent wins and earns 500 points.

8. 8

   Bearing off first earns 500 points. It is a 1,000-point gammon if the opponent bore off none, or a 1,500-point backgammon if they also have a checker on the bar or in the winner's home board.