The opponent must then roll the dice to bring the piece on the bar, back into play, starting from the point, farthest from its ultimate destination (home quadrant), before he or she can proceed to move any other pieces.Īll backgammon sets come with a doubling cube which is usually used for gambling or in tournament play, involving multiple games, where winners are decided on the basis of the greatest number of games won. When the player lands on that point, he or she scores a hit against the opposing blot, sending it to the bar. opponent has two or more chips on both intermediate points), since the player is blocked from making either of the two constituent moves adding up to six.Ī player may deliberately set up block (multiple points in close proximity, with stacks of two or more chips) as a defensive tactic, impeding the progress of a certain number of his or her opponent’s chips.Ī player may deliberately attempt an offensive tactic by targeting a particular point on the board, occupied by a single chip – called a blot – belonging to his or her opponent.

However, the player may not move ahead six points even if it is open, if the both intermediate points (two and four points ahead) are not open (i.e. Note that even if one intermediate point (say two points ahead) is not open, the player can still move six points ahead by first choosing to move four points ahead (thereby circumventing the block), and then moving ahead the remaining two steps, unimpeded – and vice versa. One or both of the intermediate points (two or four points ahead) are open.The destination point (six points ahead) is open.The player may complete this moveprovided: The player may of course choose to move one chip six points ahead, but it is still seen as two separate moves.

In other words, if a player rolls a 2 and a 4, he or she may move one chip four points ahead and another chip two points ahead, provided both destination points are open (not already occupied by two or more of the opponent’s chips). Unlike many other board games, the numbers displayed by the two dice on each roll, are not taken cumulatively, but constitute separate moves. In such cases, the player needs to find an alternative move. Players take alternating turns to move their chips forward through the points, in the designated direction, based on the roll of the dice.Ī player’s chip cannot be moved to a point that is already occupied by two or more of his or her opponent’s chips. The player who starts, moves basis this very roll. The two numbers thus rolled (to decide who goes first) effectively becomes the first roll of the game.

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