Backgammon is a collection of games that many players played before it became the main game that is used today. Backgammon is a racing game between two opposing players, in which whoever removes all their pieces the fastest wins. Remember that this game, like chess, is a strategic game, and you will win with tactics and the right maneuvering of the pieces on the playing field and the battle for more control of the playing field, not a horse race around the playing field. During the game, you should always have alternate cards, because one wrong roll of the dice may destroy all your cards. And it should be added that backgammon is a board game (board game) with pieces completely similar to the game of checkers and two competing players who each try to move their pieces into their house and then out of the playing field in two opposite circular directions. These unique features have made the backgammon game attractive and enjoyable for everyone. You are never too old or too young to start learning backgammon.
In short, backgammon is an exciting game mixed with interesting tactics. A game in which, despite the uncontrollable element of chance, the more experienced or smarter player usually wins. However, due to the presence of the factor of luck, it is possible for a novice player to win against a professional player or a champion. But this is one of the beauties of the backgammon game. The outcome of the game is usually not decided until the last roll of the dice, while everything can change with a single roll of the dice.
If I start my explanation from the beginning of the game, you will have no idea of the purpose of the game during it and you will be confused. It is easier to first explain how a backgammon game ends; That way, when you start a new game, you know what you need to do to win, and you know how easily you can lose. In backgammon set, there is a very thin line between winning and losing. Many players may give up a game in which they are in a perfect position to win, because understanding how a game will end or how to move the game to give themselves a better chance of winning and the chance of their opponent, is difficult. They do not do less to win.
We all play to win, but if we don't know how to win when we get close to the end of the game, it usually results in us losing, and the more we lose, the faster we tire of the game. So to win a backgammon game, you must learn not to lose. Very few players actually learn how the game ends. Most people are too focused on starting the game and overdo it to the point where they forget the main goal of the game (how to win). Throughout this tutorial you will always play with the black piece unless told otherwise.
As you can see in the picture, each player moves his pieces in the opposite direction to the opponent player. Black beads move counterclockwise and white beads clockwise. Although the initial arrangement can also be the other way around (relative to the vertical axis), I don't want to confuse you by emphasizing this at the outset. All the modes and examples that we will discuss in this tutorial are scenes from a hypothetical game that initially looked like the figure above. The winner of the backgammon game is the player who has removed his pieces from the field the fastest. In the picture above, you are the player with white pieces and you have to move your pieces (black) from point number 24 to point number one. Points number 1 to 6 in the figure above are called "black house"; You must insert all 15 of your pieces into this section before removing your pieces.
In backgammon, we use two numbers of dice and the pieces move according to the number that each of the dice randomly represents from point 24 downwards to point number 1 (each of the triangular parts in the figure above) which are also numbered, we call them points). For example, if your dice show the numbers 2 and 3, it does not mean 5, but it means a move with three move points plus a move with 2 move points (now you can assign both moves to one die or one die move two points and another bead by 3 points). In backgammon, if the dice appear as doubles (for example, two 3's or two 5's), you can make 4 moves instead of the normal two moves. In backgammon the dice are never added together, but each one alone determines the size of a move. But you are allowed to use both of your moves for the same piece to get a bigger move.
Arrange your backgammon board as shown above. In the figure above, all the black pieces have entered the black house. Now you can remove your pieces from the playing field and end the game. If you can clear your pieces before your opponent, you will win the game.
If your dice shows the numbers 2 and 3, for example, you can remove one die from the 2 spot and one from the 3 spot. If the dice you roll shows a number higher than the highest point occupied by your dice, you can remove the dice from the number of the highest occupied point. For example, if the number of the highest point occupied by your dice is 4, and the dice you rolled show the numbers 6 and 2, you can remove one die from the number 4 square (using the 6 die) and another die from the number 2 spot. Double dice allows you to remove 4 dice if possible.
If the dice you rolled shows a number other than the number of the spots occupied by your pieces in your own home, you must move your pieces into your own home until the number of at least one of the dice matches one of the spots in the home occupied by at least one piece. be equal; or the dice number is greater than the largest dot number occupied by your dice in the house. You cannot play a number on one die and then declare the other unplayable, if both numbers are legally playable you must use both moves. But you can choose the sequence or turn of the game with the number of each of the dice yourself.
Backgammon is played with four dice. At the beginning of the game, each player chooses two dice: your opponent chooses one, then you choose one, they choose again, and then you choose the last dice. To begin, each player rolls a dice in their right half of the board (never roll a dice in the left half); The dice that have been thrown should not lean on the game pieces or the sides of the ground. The dice must clearly show a number. If this is the case, the player whose dice show a higher number makes the first move by rolling two dice. In addition, if both players roll the same dice, both players must roll the dice twice to determine who starts the game. To ensure that the dice are completely random, they should be placed in a special small cup and shaken vigorously. Up and down and left and right, then fall from a sufficient height on the backgammon board and start rolling on the board.
The rules of moving pieces in backgammon are not as strict as in chess. For example, it's not like you have to move a particular piece after touching it, you are allowed to move any piece forward and backward until you are satisfied with its final position; However, trying too many moves can be annoying for the opponent, and there is also the possibility that the initial position of the pieces will be forgotten. So try to keep the number of these moves to a minimum, after which you signal the end of your turn by removing both dice.
During your turn, your opponent cannot touch any pieces (not even their own pieces). Once you have declared the end of your turn by removing the dice, your opponent can move their dice and discard them, and the game continues.
If during the game one of your pieces is kicked out by the opponent or eaten in other words, it must be placed in the middle of the board. As mentioned earlier, you cannot move any other pieces until the kicked piece or pieces are re-entered the playing field.
Any piece that is removed during the removal process (the last step to win the game) must be completely removed from the game board. Be careful that these beads do not accidentally enter the ground again.
The starting moves are divided into three categories: Occupying, Constructive, and Escape moves. In the following, for simplicity, we will show the movement of a bead from point 8 to point 5, for example, as 5/8. If you're not sure exactly where each of these points are on the page, you can use a piece of paper to number them in the shapes shown so far.
Note: The decision of which piece you choose to move is entirely up to you, and there are no rules requiring a particular piece to be moved. For example, just because you have a nut at point 24 doesn't mean you have to move it.
As their name suggests, these moves and their special dice mode are for capturing and occupying game points. Taking control of points on the backgammon board is to prevent your opponent's moves on the board before you can move. These moves create blocks or primes that prevent or greatly limit your opponent's moves. These types of movements are the most desirable type of movement for the game.
Although individual pieces are always limited by the opponent, they can become captured points later in the game. Constructive moves are very important in backgammon and aces can be used to occupy points or create primes later in the game. Also, if the right situation arises, you can expel the opponent's pieces with these moves. Constructive movements are divided into two categories.
The first group of moves are the middle point and are only vulnerable to indirect moves (that is, they cannot be hit by using one of the dice with numbers 1 to 6, and they must be expelled from the field with the sum of two dice numbers. ). Although these individual points are eaten in many cases, the benefits they bring are worth the risk you took; And you should know that a big part of playing backgammon is about taking reasonable risks. Suppose you have a single point within 6 points of your opponent's checkers (so you may be hit directly); In this case, it is possible to expel your pieces in 17 out of 36 possible situations for the dice, but if you are at a distance of 7 or 8 points from the opponent's pieces, you will be hit in only 6 out of 36 possible situations.
Therefore, if you decide to have a single point on the ground, it is better to place it as far away from the competing pieces as possible. Many novice players are not able to recognize the position of making a safe single point and play dice like 5-2, 4-3, 3-2 or 4-1 as 7 or 5. This is actually a waste of a dice roll.
