A description of how to place checkers on a backgammon board.
Step 1
Open the backgammon board and place it on a flat surface in front of you.
Step 2
Make sure you have a complete backgammon set (as listed below in Things You'll Need).
Step 3
Take out the 30 checkers of two colours (usually black and white). Count to make sure there are 15 checkers of each colour.
Step 4
Looking at the board you will see it is divided into two tables separated by a bar, and there are triangles called points on both sides of the board.
Step 5
You number the points from 1 to 24 in a clockwise direction, with point 1 being the triangle in the lower right corner of the board facing you (your home board).
Step 6
Decide who is going to play with the black checkers and who will use the white checkers.
Step 7
Using your colour checkers, place two checkers on point 24, five checkers on point 13, three checkers on point 8 and five checkers on point 6.
Step 8
Then get your opponent place their checkers using the same pattern opposite your checkers.
Tips
- It is useful to read about the backgammon board in more detail and take a look at some pictures to assist you in setting up the board.
- Once you understand how to set up the backgammon game board, make sure you read about how to play backgammon
Warnings
- Make sure both players' checkers form a mirror image on the board - opposite all your checkers should be the same number of your opponents checkers.
Things You'll Need
- backgammon board
- 30 checkers in two different colours (15 of each colour)
- two dice
- two dice shakers (optional: you can roll dice by hand)
- one doubling cube
