
Backgammon is played on a board for 2 players. On this board there are 24 points placed in two colors. The pieces lie on the points and have to be moved from point to point.
Each point is numbered from 1 to 24. The field is divided into the right home board and the left outer board and they are divided through the bar.
Pieces which were removed through the opponent are placed on the bar.
Every player receives 15 pieces, which are placed on the board in a defined order. Two pieces are placed on point 24, five on point 13, three on point 8 and five on point 6.
The goal of the game is to be the first player, who bears off all his checkers into the home board. There is just one direction to move the checkers.
The pip count shows how many pips are needed to bear off all pieces. This indicates which player is ahead.