Just watched three other videos explaining this game, and this one by far was the best. Thank you for taking time making this video, explaining clearly, and showing game play. ❤❤❤
this is quite difficult to master when the only online option you have is to play experienced players and before you can work out where to go, you run out of time. Are there any practice games available?
Its been a very long time since i last played, we used to have a rule it was a double to get off the bar, and you had to throw the exact number when bearing off, and it got messy when playing for shots.
You'd have to re-enter both white checkers. There's no limit to how many checkers a player can have on the bar, and all checkers on the bar must re-enter the game before any other checkers can move.
I’ve watched many videos looking for a certain move. I am very new to this game but was curious about a move. Let’s say I roll a 3 and 2, my opponent has a single checker on both of those spots. Can I move the same checker to the 2 spot and the 3 spot and moving both of their checkers to the bar?
I think the OP means their opponent has a single piece on the 2nd and 5th spot, and rolls a 2 and 3 and wants to move that one piece 1st 2 spots and then another 3 to the 5th spot. I’d like to know what happens as well in this scenario?
I'm assuming by the "3rd die" you're referring to the larger die wit the numbers 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, & 64 on it. That's called the "Doubling Cube". It is NOT rolled...it is only used by a player to "double" the "value" of the game when they feel they're ahead and have an advantage in the game. If, for example, you're playing for $1 per game, and you feel you have a pretty good chance of winning, you can use the "doubling cube" to increase the "payout" to $2. If your opponent refuses your offer, he concedes the game & must pay you the $1. If, on the other hand, he accepts the double, the game is now worth $2 and the doubling cube is placed on their side of the board (with the "2" showing)...to show that it is THEIR turn to double, as you must take turns doubling. If, at some point your opponent pulls ahead, then THEY have the option of "re-doubling"; and if you accept, the die is passed to YOUR side of the board with the number "4" showing and the value of the game is now $4...and so on and so forth: 8, 16, 32, etc.
From what I understand, it works if you're playing just for points, too. If you win a round, you win 1 point times the value of the doubling cube, if you win gammon, its 2 times the cube, and backgammon is 3 times the cube.
Hi. I'm iranian and we have a rule in this game which i haven't seen tutorial mention it. I was wondering if it's an official worldwide rule or is it something we iranians do. The rule says: if my opponent has a blot IN MY HOME AREA. I can't take that checker and move my piece. If i take that checker i have to stay at that spot and use my other pieces for my other move. If my other pieces can't make the move I'll have to forfeit my turn. I think this rule makes the game way more fun as it makes playing aggressively way more risky and also helps with endgame comebacks. Is anyone familiar with this rule?
Referring to the question below on "roll a 3 and 2," if I move one checker to a blot with the two, and then move it three move to a second blot, that would put both on the rail? Both moves being in the same roll of the dice using one checker to move. Being new I'm not sure what the "legally" part is. Summary can you hit two blots with one checker using both dice in one move?
Yes, you can hit multiple opposing checkers during your turn. In fact, you could hit four checkers if you rolled doubles. Regarding the legality of the move, if I understand your question correctly, he’s referring to the fact that to move a single checker twice, you must be able to make the moves individually. So for example on a 3, 2 roll, you aren’t moving one checker five spaces all at once; instead you’re moving the one checker three spaces, and then two spaces (or two spaces and then three spaces). Which means that if your opponent has two or more checkers on the points that are two and three spaces from your checker, you would be unable to advance that checker on a 3,2 roll.
Nice introduction, but brown pieces on brown points on a brown background seems a bit of a design flaw! Most backgammon sets seem to have better contrast. I don't think the video explains the use of the doubling cube. If I understand correctly, this is only used in connection with gambling stakes, when the game is played for money, which is very common in some countries.
Thank you for clearing up how the dice work. So many tutorials leave that out. One question: If i roll double fives does that mean I can move one piece 15 spaces and another 5 or does it have to be split 5 and 5 and 5 and 5 or 10 and 10?
I liked your video very much. But, two things: one, the 'checkers' are called 'stones' in Backgammon. And two, when bearing off, you need to roll the exact number. You can't bear off a stone on spot 3 if you roll a 4. If this was the case, the winner could be determined well before all stones are beared off. So, if you have 3 stones on the two spot and you roll a 3 and a 2, you can only bear off one stone. You forfeit the 3, and it is then the other players turn.
The direction of the movement of the pieces is determined by how you originally set up the board: In the above video, the board is set up so the lower-right quadrant is white's "home-base", therefore, they must move their pieces "counter-clockwise" to fill their home-base. You do, however, have the option to set up the board so your "home-base" will be the lower-left quadrant, in which case you WOULD BE moving "clockwise" to bring your pieces to your base. How the board is set up has NO effect on the play.
Clear as mud. Ie no explanation as to why the initial placement of the checkers and whether white ones are always or never on black points & vice versa. Use the word clockwise and anticlockwise would help. Then I chose another beginner channel. This is def not a simple easy-to=-learn game. It's actually highly complex to get started playing. Thanks.
I'm not sure there it a "why" to the initial placement anymore. As with any games played for more than a few centuries, some rules "just are" and other rules can vary depending on how you wish to play.
Why would you go to the effort and trouble of making a video using a piece of paper instead of buying or even borrowing a full backgammon game? It certainly detracts from the instructions and makes me question your qualifications as an expert.
it doesn't detract from anything and if it stopped you from learning ANYTHING AT ALL in this video, then you need to get yourself checked out. "question their qualifications as an expert" LOL when did anyone say he was an expert anyways? You actually think the piece of paper somehow means he doesn't know the game as well as he would without having a piece of paper? What kind of ridiculous logic is that? Are you serious right now? do you know how stupid that sounds?
@@kathywinn6869 I'm guessing that when you were in school, the teacher must have used a pencil instead of a pen one time and so you just automatically assumed that they didn't know what they were talking about and you "questioned their qualifications as an expert" and just decided not to listen to them anymore. That would explain why your a little slow on the uptake 😂
@@kathywinn6869 just came back to see how everyone's favorite backgammon snowflake is doing 🤣 did you ever manage to learn how to play the game correctly or have you still been getting mentally blocked by a small circle of paper?
One of the best backgammon instructions I've seen so far. Thank you for putting this together!
Just watched three other videos explaining this game, and this one by far was the best. Thank you for taking time making this video, explaining clearly, and showing game play. ❤❤❤
I totally understood everything you taught…you’re an excellent teacher…onto the game!!!
One of the best instruction vids I have seen on this game.
Excellent instruction. Thank you.
Brilliant. Best backgammon video I’ve watched.
Finally understood the game. Thank you!!!
This is the third source I have consulted to learn how to play backgammon. I think i finally understand. This video is very clear. Thank you.
Good vid. I've watched a few now as a total newbie trying to understand the game and it clicked after watching this so thanks.
That was the best explanation I’ve seen yet of how to play. We just got a board and we’ve never played so that’s very helpful thank you
Very helpful for a beginner. Thanks!
Thank you for a very clear explanation of moves!
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This video has helped me the most. Thank you!!
What size of set board do you recommend?
Well done, no wasted time, easily understood!!!
Best introductory vid I’ve found!
Thank you for this very comprehensive video!
this is quite difficult to master when the only online option you have is to play experienced players and before you can work out where to go, you run out of time. Are there any practice games available?
Excellent tutorial but the music is distracting. Thank you very much
What about the dice with the powers of 2 on it?
Its been a very long time since i last played, we used to have a rule it was a double to get off the bar, and you had to throw the exact number when bearing off, and it got messy when playing for shots.
Have you heard about Game Of Seven?
In 9:03 if there were two white checkers what would happen?
You'd have to re-enter both white checkers. There's no limit to how many checkers a player can have on the bar, and all checkers on the bar must re-enter the game before any other checkers can move.
I’ve watched many videos looking for a certain move. I am very new to this game but was curious about a move. Let’s say I roll a 3 and 2, my opponent has a single checker on both of those spots. Can I move the same checker to the 2 spot and the 3 spot and moving both of their checkers to the bar?
If you can legally hit 2 men then you can send them both to the bar.
no, you can’t! you have to land by exact count to move an opponents piece to the bar
I think the OP means their opponent has a single piece on the 2nd and 5th spot, and rolls a 2 and 3 and wants to move that one piece 1st 2 spots and then another 3 to the 5th spot. I’d like to know what happens as well in this scenario?
@@LaffinJoker yes, that’s what I meant. I guess I didn’t type this correctly.
And I did find out that I can take both those checkers off the board.
What do you do with the 3rd die? When you roll it? Thank you!
I'm assuming by the "3rd die" you're referring to the larger die wit the numbers 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, & 64 on it. That's called the "Doubling Cube". It is NOT rolled...it is only used by a player to "double" the "value" of the game when they feel they're ahead and have an advantage in the game. If, for example, you're playing for $1 per game, and you feel you have a pretty good chance of winning, you can use the "doubling cube" to increase the "payout" to $2. If your opponent refuses your offer, he concedes the game & must pay you the $1. If, on the other hand, he accepts the double, the game is now worth $2 and the doubling cube is placed on their side of the board (with the "2" showing)...to show that it is THEIR turn to double, as you must take turns doubling. If, at some point your opponent pulls ahead, then THEY have the option of "re-doubling"; and if you accept, the die is passed to YOUR side of the board with the number "4" showing and the value of the game is now $4...and so on and so forth: 8, 16, 32, etc.
From what I understand, it works if you're playing just for points, too. If you win a round, you win 1 point times the value of the doubling cube, if you win gammon, its 2 times the cube, and backgammon is 3 times the cube.
thank you soo much for teaching me how to play backgammon and now i am going to bet my dad and grandma in it❤❤❤
Thank you, This was really helpful to understand as a beginner :)
It was very easy to understand thank you
Thank you. I wish the music wasn't so loud. It makes it hard to concentrate.
Concur, very annoying.
Hi. I'm iranian and we have a rule in this game which i haven't seen tutorial mention it. I was wondering if it's an official worldwide rule or is it something we iranians do.
The rule says: if my opponent has a blot IN MY HOME AREA. I can't take that checker and move my piece. If i take that checker i have to stay at that spot and use my other pieces for my other move. If my other pieces can't make the move I'll have to forfeit my turn.
I think this rule makes the game way more fun as it makes playing aggressively way more risky and also helps with endgame comebacks.
Is anyone familiar with this rule?
It would be helpful if 2 people were actually playing. This was difficult to follow.
True
True, but it was much easier than the last video I watched, where the guy talked way too fast.
Referring to the question below on "roll a 3 and 2," if I move one checker to a blot with the two, and then move it three move to a second blot, that would put both on the rail? Both moves being in the same roll of the dice using one checker to move. Being new I'm not sure what the "legally" part is. Summary can you hit two blots with one checker using both dice in one move?
Yes, you can hit multiple opposing checkers during your turn. In fact, you could hit four checkers if you rolled doubles.
Regarding the legality of the move, if I understand your question correctly, he’s referring to the fact that to move a single checker twice, you must be able to make the moves individually. So for example on a 3, 2 roll, you aren’t moving one checker five spaces all at once; instead you’re moving the one checker three spaces, and then two spaces (or two spaces and then three spaces). Which means that if your opponent has two or more checkers on the points that are two and three spaces from your checker, you would be unable to advance that checker on a 3,2 roll.
Nice introduction, but brown pieces on brown points on a brown background seems a bit of a design flaw! Most backgammon sets seem to have better contrast.
I don't think the video explains the use of the doubling cube. If I understand correctly, this is only used in connection with gambling stakes, when the game is played for money, which is very common in some countries.
So i can move any piece I want ?
Slightly more complicated. You can move any checker that has got legal move. But you, you can move any piece you want
Very good, except the music made it more difficult to remember the instructions. It's jiust totally distracting.
Thank you for clearing up how the dice work. So many tutorials leave that out. One question: If i roll double fives does that mean I can move one piece 15 spaces and another 5 or does it have to be split 5 and 5 and 5 and 5 or 10 and 10?
I really wish channel owners would answer questions in a timely manner. For those who don't reply within a week, I no longer visit their channel .
Ty so mucha becauze wě have tu muve to a noda dontry
Helpful but I found the background music annoying.
I liked your video very much. But, two things: one, the 'checkers' are called 'stones' in Backgammon. And two, when bearing off, you need to roll the exact number. You can't bear off a stone on spot 3 if you roll a 4. If this was the case, the winner could be determined well before all stones are beared off. So, if you have 3 stones on the two spot and you roll a 3 and a 2, you can only bear off one stone. You forfeit the 3, and it is then the other players turn.
nice dude !
Thank you.
One of your white pieces looks like a piece of paper. What’s up with that?
It was, probably lost one
hahaha... I too noticed it... must've misplaced it somewhere, np.
In western countries dice cups are NOT optional, even in social play.
This was super helful
thankyou for this
I thought I was watching the intro to Arrested Development
the rules that came with my backgammon say the white pieces move counter clockwise.
The direction of the movement of the pieces is determined by how you originally set up the board: In the above video, the board is set up so the lower-right quadrant is white's "home-base", therefore, they must move their pieces "counter-clockwise" to fill their home-base. You do, however, have the option to set up the board so your "home-base" will be the lower-left quadrant, in which case you WOULD BE moving "clockwise" to bring your pieces to your base. How the board is set up has NO effect on the play.
@@ImaginPeace Thanks! it was very confusing to learn with the different ways to set up the board but I understand it now, pretty cool game.
on the left corner quater left most black home the last white is a paper cut out🤣😝
A lost and replaced piece just shows the game has been played a lot!
good video but the music is too distracting
Background music annoying but very helpful.
I will never understand why youtubers include loud background music in instructional videos.
if i get doubles di iroll again
I still don't get it
Clear as mud. Ie no explanation as to why the initial placement of the checkers and whether white ones are always or never on black points & vice versa. Use the word clockwise and anticlockwise would help. Then I chose another beginner channel.
This is def not a simple easy-to=-learn game. It's actually highly complex to get started playing. Thanks.
I'm not sure there it a "why" to the initial placement anymore. As with any games played for more than a few centuries, some rules "just are" and other rules can vary depending on how you wish to play.
I m sure that this was very interesting bc i m a beginner but i could not stand this music..
the background music is very distracting.
5,000 years. There were no boards 5,000 years ago
Thanks a lot! My dads horrible at explaining
❤
Get rid of the background music and I'll watch it. Thanks.
Humans weren’t even around 5,000 years ago like what
I presume you're joking?
THE MUSIC IS DISTRACTING AND ANNOYING.
Why would you go to the effort and trouble of making a video using a piece of paper instead of buying or even borrowing a full backgammon game? It certainly detracts from the instructions and makes me question your qualifications as an expert.
it doesn't detract from anything and if it stopped you from learning ANYTHING AT ALL in this video, then you need to get yourself checked out. "question their qualifications as an expert" LOL when did anyone say he was an expert anyways? You actually think the piece of paper somehow means he doesn't know the game as well as he would without having a piece of paper? What kind of ridiculous logic is that? Are you serious right now? do you know how stupid that sounds?
@@michaelwielenga8809, well, aren’t you precious.
@@kathywinn6869 I'm guessing that when you were in school, the teacher must have used a pencil instead of a pen one time and so you just automatically assumed that they didn't know what they were talking about and you "questioned their qualifications as an expert" and just decided not to listen to them anymore. That would explain why your a little slow on the uptake 😂
@@michaelwielenga8809, * you’re
@@kathywinn6869 just came back to see how everyone's favorite backgammon snowflake is doing 🤣 did you ever manage to learn how to play the game correctly or have you still been getting mentally blocked by a small circle of paper?
Thank you.