Backgammon is like a brother in relation to chess and checkers, with the difference that it is much more fun to play. Here are listed some basic instructions to get started.

It is a game that can entertain two players at a time – and each has 15 pieces, combined in total over one inner and one outer board. This game is made up of 25 “points”, and the whole objective is to maneuver the pieces off the board – through strategies and suchlike. Whoever does this first wins the game. Also, a couple of dices are thrown – and the combined number decides who goes first in each round – one whose total is the largest goes first. He may do two things – either move the cumulative number ahead with one piece, or move two pieces with the two numbers on each of the dices. Also there is only one way the pieces can go – white ones can only go clockwise and the black ones have to be moved anti-clockwise. The element of chance that the dices bring in makes it a gamble and hence, in exciting situations this game involves stakes.