Backgammon Strategy
The strategy of the game is to be the first to get
all your checkers off the board.
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.
The points are numbered for either player starting in that player's home
board. The outermost point is the twenty-four point, which is also the
opponent's one point. Each player has fifteen checkers of his own color. The
initial arrangement of checkers is: two on each player's twenty-four point,
five on each player's thirteen point, three on each player's eight point, and
five on each player's six point.