Backgammon Sets
Backgammon is one of the oldest known board games, with its history traced back 5,000 years to archaeological discoveries in Mesopotamia. We just love the game and that’s why at Presents of Mind we offer a wide range including wooden, felt, magnetic and combination sets with chess and checkers (another very old game). People have been playing backgammon for a long time, so isn’t it time you played a game? Visit your local Brisbane store or buy online and we’ll ship your Backgammon set Australia wide.
How to Play Backgammon
Backgammon is a 2 player board game all about getting your checkers home. It’s about strategic checker placement and clever (lucky) dice rolling. That’s right, no matter how good your strategy of checker placement is, if the dice gods are not with you then you’ll probably lose. The objective of the backgammon is simply to be the first to bear off i.e., the first to move all of your checkers off the board.
You start the game with your 15 checkers on the board in specific locations spread across the 4 quadrants of 6 triangular spaces (24 in total). Each player sits on opposite sides of the board, starring menacingly at the opponent and moves checkers counter-clockwise according to their view-point.  Taking turns, each player rolls 2 die and then moves their checkers. There are a few rules like you cannot move onto a space occupied by 2 of your opponent’s checkers and if you move onto a space with one of your opponent’s checkers then they are exiled to the bar. You do not want to go to the bar because then you have to start all over again!
This covers the basics of the game. It’s a quick strategic game that keeps you thinking and hoping the backgammon dice gods are listening! Enjoy Backgammon!