How to Play Backgammon
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Learn how to play backgammon, a fun classic two-player board game! To win, move all of your checkers into your own home board and then bear them off. Brush up on the rules and sharpen your skills with our quick video guide.
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0:00 The basic goal of Backgammon
0:30 Setting up the game
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1:15 How to move the pieces
2:20 Rules for stacking pieces
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2:52 Removing pieces and winning the game
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Kinda confusing
@abcdefg54321x...what?
...what??
Ever since I was a child on my dad's Nokia phone I wondered how this game worked
And now I still dont
Well i guess this game would forever be the game on the backside of my chest board
@wyugeThat was not good from a technical standpoint.
@warrenhale9336I play this game since school :D
@ClickMyProfile_Unknown0humanGreat, now I have to send this vid to my friend and we can play together.
@r.griezmann462This video is Pi minutes long
@michaelfarrell8962This video is ok, but has one example that is incorrect. If you role a 1 and a 2, you cannot move 3 if both the 1 and 2 spots are blocked.
@angieleavell3547Good explanation, finally grasped what the other videos had gabbled.
@evocrimLudo maybe played like this in some other universe
@shuvobanerjee5332Iâm 38 and I still have no idea how this game is played. I donât even understand after reading the instructions. I barely understand even after watching this video.
@dogeymon83I understand.
@allyknn2913I've had my chess board that can be used for backgammon for ten years and I've only decided to learn it today lmao
@jakeymaineStill don't get it
@nev123123123What a weird game
@SR47TorGot lost once the dice got involved
@KludgeThe first part of this video shows the wrong colours on the right hand side, the bottom rightmost triangle is black instead of white!
@bladepantheraBest explanation. Thank you!
@dannyy551Watched this thing 7 times, still have no idea whatâ to do
@OhJordSo roll the dice and get your pieces off the board? not exactly a game of skill, is this a good game? I can't even tell.
@ZoneTwelveOnlineIâve just watched two videos to learn backgammon but I find the instructions spoken too fast and I simply donât get it.
@sandystraight3870Thank you ....what animation program was used for this tutorial?? do you have a wikiHow on this program ...Thanks
@glennfish99This game don't make no sense
@amycordova7798So you can start wherever you want to
@amycordova7798what did he say
@TheAbdul1970This is how you explain a game to new players. Thank you so much!
@partyboy2131The best tutorial I've heard yet.Now I can start to play.
@stephentyas4698...... I watch it multiple times... I just chuck the game set out of existence
My little sister want to play but
We playing checker now
I only have 2 dice
@peterhuy5490The illustration is wrong . The spikes or whatever they are called are colored wrong
@lavanya8176Ok.... my board does not match their board. My colors are different...
@jala1081Thanks
@nannusuri5317I can play now đ
@amalshaden4559This seems a lot easier than it looked
@bryanjamesdawson3220What?
@darkbleumusicTHANK YOU
@YaeliaChess is better in my opinion, but nice explanation!
@zlatesThanks bro I have subscribed you I see all your video
@monadikshit3232I watched 5 other videos and just didn't get this. Watched this video and finally clicked. Awesome job
@danielmcnamee9220This leaves out a key point. I remember you need to roll a certain number to be able to put your piece back onto the board. In his example he rolled a two, so I don't think he's able to get back on the board because the two spot was blocked by the opponent's pieces. But then I also remembered there was one exception where you could move into any slot you want after getting knocked out. Also, if if you have all your pieces at the end of the board or next to eachother, you can move them off the board in order starting with the furthest piece no matter what number you roll. I was gonna buy a set, but IDK if I will now. It's so much easier online with the computer showing you where you can and can't move. This game is too complex for real life, because there are too many exceptions to the rules.
@briantravelmanWouldn't the move shown at 2:33 be illegal since the checker would have to pause between the two or one?
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