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Learn backgammon
Backgammon (called tavla in Turkey, tavli in Greece, shesh besh across the Levant and nard in Iran and the Caucasus) is a race-and-hit game for two players, played with fifteen checkers each and a pair of dice. These guides take you from the first roll to the doubling cube.
How to play backgammonSetup, moving, hitting and winning, in five minutesBackgammon rulesMovement, hitting, bearing off, gammon and backgammonThe doubling cubeHow to offer, take, drop and redoubleBackgammon strategy and tipsOpening moves, key points, priming and the pip countBoard and equipmentPoints, bar, checkers, dice, cube and the caseHistory of backgammonFrom ancient Persia and Rome to the world championshipsTavla, shesh besh, nard: names and variantsOne family of games, many names and house rulesPlay backgammon onlinePlay with friends on live voice, free