The objective of Backgammon is to move all of your checker pieces off the board and into one of the boxes on the right side. To do this, you'll need to move your pieces into your home board first. The color you chose at the beginning of the game will determine which direction you move your pieces on each turn. Red pieces move clockwise to reach their home board in the upper right corner, while white pieces move counterclockwise with their goal at the bottom right. To start the game, click on the dice to roll. If the left die shows a higher number when playing against the computer, you'll move first. When playing with a friend, the left die is for player 1 and the right die is for player 2. The player who moves first must move the number of spaces shown on the dice. You can move your pieces according to the number shown on each individual die, or you can add up the sum of the dice and move that total number of spaces. If both dice show the same number, you'll get an extra two moves. You can move your checkers onto any point with one or fewer enemy pieces. If you move to a point with an enemy piece, it will be removed from the board and your opponent will have to use a roll to bring it back into play. Once you get all of your checkers onto the correct corner, you can continue to roll to remove them from the board. Remove all of your pieces from the board before your opponent to win. Here are some tips and strategies to keep in mind as you play: - Homeward bound: Keep your focus on getting all of your pieces onto your home points. If you're fortunate enough to roll high numbers, you can use the "Running Game" strategy and race all of your pieces home as quickly as possible before your opponent does. - Knock 'em out: A good offensive strategy is to attack your opponent's single pieces as much as you can. Sending your opponent's pieces to the middle bar means they'll have to use their next roll to bring it back into play. If they can't move the barred checker the number shown on the dice, they'll forfeit their turn. The more turns they use to bring back benched pieces, the more opportunities you'll have to rush your pieces home. - Two's company: Your opponent can only land on empty points or points with one single piece. To prevent them from knocking out your checkers, try to move your checkers in pairs so that none of them are alone on a single point. If you double up your checkers, it will give your opponent one fewer place to land and will keep all of your pieces on the board. - Create anchor points: If possible, leave an anchor point of two or more checkers in your opponent's home board. This will give you a place to land if a checker is ever sent to the bar. You can also fill up your home board with two or more pieces on each point, leaving your opponent with no way of getting a benched checker back into play. Playing Backgammon can teach basic addition and counting skills, as well as more complex concepts like probability and luck. The game helps players understand the odds of their checkers making it to the home board or being captured by the opponent's pieces. Players can also learn how to use strategies to overcome a bad roll and not rely solely on luck.