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Backgammon · 2 PLAYERS

Backgammon

A little luck, a lot of strategy. Roll the dice, bring fifteen checkers home, and bear them off before your opponent.

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30 seconds per move, with no total time limit.

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A quick guide to Backgammon

Read the Backgammon rules

What is Backgammon?

Backgammon uses 24 points, two dice and 15 checkers per player. Bring every checker into your home board and bear them off before your opponent. ChessPlayX supports match play, a doubling cube, gammons, backgammons and the Crawford rule.

How can I play with a friend?

Share one device for a local game, or choose the friend option above to create an online room and send its invitation. Online games need an internet connection. Local games are saved in this browser.

Play Backgammon on one device

Which rules apply here?

Match play · doubling cube · Crawford. Read the setup, legal moves, special rules and end conditions before starting. The guide describes the variant used on ChessPlayX, including differences from other versions where relevant.

Read the Backgammon rules