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The backgammon set and setup

Backgammon set
The backgammon set and setup can be a bit complicated for backgammon beginners. It may be the fact that unlike other games, there is no special place for every checker (the points in the backgammon game can contain between one to fifteen checkers - all the checkers of the game); it also maybe the changing in the direction of the checkers. Today, with the availability of so many online backgammon sites and softwares, it is very easy to learn the backgammon setup.

On this site you can find an explanation to the backgammon set, the backgammon setup or any other backgammon rules. My advice is to download backgammon online software and after entering the lobby, on the popular backgammon softwares (as gammon empire or play 65) you have the option to watch the backgammon tables. As in every other field, practicing is the best way to learn. So it is in the backgammon set and setup - watch a few games, play a few games and then the setup of the game will look very simple.

The same thing about the moves; The way moves are made, on the first time you see the backgammon set, is different than any other game and it makes this game look a bit complicated but after watching a few games, you will feel like playing this game for years.

the backgammon setup:
Backgammon set up


This is not the place to explain the backgammon rules or the backgammon setup but just for the basic understanding, the picture above is describing the way to setup backgammon set (some are playing in a mirror image to this picture and as far as I can say, there is no backgammon rule that ban each of those backgammon setups, it is just a matter of the players habits).

the backgammon rule of move:
Backgammon rule of move


The picture above is showing the basic backgammon rule of moving, each arrow describes the way of the checkers with the same color: the black checkers will move according to the black line and the white checkers will follow the white line.

If you want to learn more about the backgammon set, strategy, basic rules and more, take your time to explore our site, there are many things you will learn about this amazing game.

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