Excel in Backgammon
Excel in Backgammon
Backgammon is a two player game, in which a roll of a dice decides the movement of the playing piece, and a player wins by removing all his playing pieces from the board. It is one of those games where luck and proper strategy helps one win the game. The players also have the option of raising their stakes during the game. It has been a highly popular board game among people from all age groups and is also known to be one of the oldest board games in history.
The backgammon board is setup in such a way that the opposing sides have twelve long triangles each, called points. Now these points are considered to be connected across the board from one edge to the other, virtually creating a horseshoe shape, and these points are numbered from 1 to 24. Players begin with two checkers on their 24-point, three checkers on their 8-point, and five checkers each on their 13-point and their 6-point. The two players move their checkers in opposing directions, from the 24-point towards the 1-point. Each players rolls twice creating a pair of values, and thus gets to move his two different pieces on the board according to the values. However if he rolls an identical number, he gets to move four different pieces according to the value of the roll. Since this game allows a player to trap or block his opponent, it makes the game highly competitive and fun.
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