Learn Backgammon

Interactive walkthrough — finish to play your first game.

Step 1 of 8The Board

The board and starting position

Backgammon is played on a board of 24 points split into four quadrants. Each player starts with 15 checkers in this exact position. Your goal: move all of yours into your home board, then bear them off.

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Hover (or tap) a quadrant below to identify it. Toggle the point numbers to learn how the board is labelled.
White moves 24 → 1. Black moves 1 → 24.