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Backgammon is one of the oldest board games to be played. It is a very exciting game and has been played ever since the advent of the Roman civilization. This game seems to be similar to checkers and the structure of the board and coins seems to be similar. But there are differences too. The main goal of the game is to remove all the checkers from the board first. Basically the player has to move the checker pieces around and eventually get them back to your home territory. The game does involve dice counting. In this game two dies are used generally. This is called a “bear off”. So the winner is referred to as the “bearer off”.

• The number of checkers used in backgammon is 30, 15 for each player. They are black and white and quite similar to the ones we use in the common game of checkers. The board played on is called a home board.
• The board has a total of 24 points. These are in the form of triangles on which the checkers are moved. The opponent has to reach your side, which would give him 24 points. This would be your starting point, on the other hand, and would give you only a single point for a start
• The player starts off on the right corner of the board. This is called the “outer board”. They have top reach what is called “the home board” meaning the opposite corner, which would incidentally be the opponent’s starting point.
• The number of dies used is two. They are six sided and monitor and influence the movement of the checkers on the board.
• The player has a choice of using one or two. When using to the score should be divided.
• The game also allows the exchange of moves of the two players at certain points.
• Suppose a player rolls the exact same number on the two dices, also known as a double, he gets to play an extra four times, moving his checkers four times the distance.
• This is not possible while playing with a single dice. In such cases the player can roll twice. If the same number appears then the player is allowed to move double the distance.
• If you have a total of eight on your dice, moves can be split in certain circumstances as 3 and 5. Giving you a separate set of points on each coin moved.

In spite of the simplicity, this game has not lost its flavor. It is still played all over the world. There may be minor differences in the rules of the game in the west and the eats of the globe. But of course these are easy to catch on. The popularity of this game has not died out for ages. It has been modified over the years to suit the present interests of players. This game is definitely worth a shot if you have not tried it yet.