The Basics of Backgammon

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. How many pieces, also called checkers, does each player have? 14 12 15 13

2. Your pieces are set up on the point. What is a point in regards to the backgammon board? The middle bar It is an area designated outside the actual playing board There is no such place as the point in backgammon One of the 24 triangles evenly spaced on the board for your pieces to land on

3. The game of backgammon uses dice. How many dice are there for the game? 5 2 3 4

4. You have your checkers set up and you have your dice ready to roll. Who goes first? The player who gets their checkers set up first goes first Both players roll one dice. Whoevers number is highest goes first with the roll that is given. White goes first Brown goes first

5. Your first roll is a 6 and a 4. How can you move these numbers? You can move one piece 4 spaces, then 6 spaces All of the above You can move one piece 6 spaces, then 4 spaces You can split the two numbers, moving one piece 6 spaces and another piece 4 spaces

6. Your next roll, you roll two 4's. How would you move your checkers for this roll? Move a combination of 4 pieces 4 spaces each Move a combination of 2 checkers 4 spaces each Move a combination of 3 checkers 4 spaces each You don't move any checkers, you lose your turn on doubles

7. You run into a problem. Your opponent has just bumped your checker to the middle bar. How do you get the checker off the middle bar? You lose one turn, then your turn after you move your checker to your point 24 If you get a checker moved to the middle bar, you lose the game You can't move until you get all your checkers onto your point 1-6 Roll the dice, provided that your opponent hasn't blocked it, you use one die to get on to your point 19-24

8. How do the checkers move on the board? Clockwise, starting from point 13 and working to point 12 and home One person moves clockwise, one person moves counter-clockwise, starting from point 24 working to point 1 and home They move up and down starting at point 24 and ending at point 12 and home They work up and down, starting at point 13 and ending at point 1 and home

9. What happens if you cannot move either dice numbers when you roll? You lose your turn You move either one number higher or one number lower then the dice you rolled, provided you can move those numbers You roll the dice until you can move You have to move the closest checker to your home area onto the middle bar

10. How do you win at the game of backgammon? Get all of your opponents checkers onto the middle bar; once all your opponents pieces are on the middle bar, the game is over Move your checkers into the home area and bear off before your opponent Block your opponent from moving; once an opponent can't move the game is over There is no end to the game. You move around the board constantly until someone falls asleep.