Backgammon Game

Players: 2 Objective: To move all your checkers into your home board and then bear them off (remove them from the board) before your opponent. Board: Consists of 24 narrow triangles called points, divided into four quadrants. Movement: Players roll dice and move their checkers accordingly. Winning: The first player to bear off all checkers wins. Gammon: A gammon occurs when one player removes all their checkers before their opponent removes any. occurs when one player removes all their checkers while their opponent still has checkers in their home area or on the bar. Origin: is considered one of the oldest board games, dating back over 5,000 years.