Backgammon

Backgammon is basically a board game played by two players in which the playing devices are rolled according to the roll of dice. A player wins when he removes all of his checkers from the game board. Backgammon is a member of the table game family, and also one of the oldest classes of board games in the world.

Well this is the game of luck also as it plays important role in backgammon, and on the other side, strategy is also a big weapon in this game. A player must choose from many options for moving his checkers and anticipate possible counter-moves by the opponent with each roll of the dice. A player may also raise the stakes in between the game. Other board games like chess, backgammon has also been studied by computer programmers with great interest. With going through this research, backgammon software has been developed by computer programmers that is capable of beating human players at global level.

Rules of Backgammon

Paths of movement for red and black, with checkers in the starting position The objective is to move all of one's own checkers past those of one's opponent and then remove them from the board. The checkers are scattered at first and may be blocked or hit by the opponent. As the playing time for each individual game is short, it is often played in matches, where victory is awarded to the first player to reach a certain number of points.

Setup of Backgammon

Backgammon is a game for two players, played on a board consisting of twenty-four narrow triangles called points. The triangles alternate in color and are grouped into four quadrants of six triangles each. The quadrants are referred to as a player's home board and outer board, and the opponent's home board and outer board. The home and outer boards are separated from each other by a ridge down the center of the board called the bar.