Short Backgammon: Tournament Game

Master strategy and luck in the ancient board game Short Backgammon: Tournament! Get ready for extraordinary tournament play in this game! To start the game, each player rolls a die. This determines which player moves first and which numbers he uses for his first strike. If two players have the same number, they both roll the dice until they have different values. The player who rolls a higher number moves his checkers according to the numbers on both dice. After the first move players take turns rolling the two dice and making their moves.

The number on each die indicates how many points or pips a player has to move his checkers. Checkers always move only in one direction from a large number of points to points with fewer points. Each checker can only move to an open point. This is the first point that is not occupied by two or more checkers of the opposite color. Backgammon has no draw. If one player is the first to drop all his checkers, the second player loses, even if on the next roll all his checkers can be dropped. Play and practice Short Backgammon, knock your opponent's checkers off the board and enjoy the game! This game will help you prepare for other backgammon games with real people. Good Luck!