Players: 2
Objective: To move all your checkers into your home board and then bear them off (remove them from the board) before your opponent.
Board: Consists of 24 narrow triangles called points, divided into four quadrants.
Movement: Players roll dice and move their checkers accordingly.
Winning: The first player to bear off all checkers wins.
Gammon: A gammon occurs when one player removes all their checkers before their opponent removes any.
Backgammon: A backgammon occurs when one player removes all their checkers while their opponent still has checkers in their home area or on the bar.
Origin: Backgammon is considered one of the oldest board games, dating back over 5,000 years.