Backgammon is another two player board game which consists of 30 stones or checkers (15 each, different colours), a pair of dice and a dice cup to shake the dice.

The object is to move all of one’s checkers across, and off the board.

The board consists of 24 long triangles called points, which are numbered from 1 to 24. Each player sets up his checkers as shown and players move in opposite directions from their 24-point to their 1-point. Each player then rolls the dice alternatively.

After the roll, the player is required to move his checkers according to the number on each die. He can move the same checker, or different checkers, but in distinct move (e.g. on rolling a 4 and 5, the player may move one checker forward first 4, then 5 points, or he may move two different checkers 4 and 5 points respectively).

A checker may land on an unoccupied point, or a point occupied by the player’s own checkers. If a checker lands on a point occupied by a single opposing checker, called a blot, then the blot is said to be hit and is placed on the centre bar of the board. A checker can never land on a point occupied by two or more opposing checkers.

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