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BACKGAMMON and ACEY-DEUCEY
by
Jeff Rasmussen
Objective of the game:
Backgammon is a game of entrapment and escape. Your objective is
to trap one or more of your opponent's men in your home court. At
the same time you must escape from your opponent's home court and
gather all your men in your home court.
The Starting Position:
Each player starts with fifteen men (the program will automatically
set the board up correctly for you). Player One's men travel clockwise
around the board from Player Two's home court to his own home court.
Likewise, Player Two's men travel around the board from Player One's
home court to his own home court. The spaces numbered 1 through 6
make up the home court for player 1. The spaces numbered 19 through
24 make up the home court for player 2.
Moving your men:
In backgammon the men are moved around the board according to the
roll of the dice. If you roll a 6-2, you may move one man 6 spaces
and another man (or even the same man) 2 spaces. On the first roll
each player rolls only one die. The player who rolls the higher die
makes the first move (ties are rolled over). Thereafter, each player
rolls 2 dice and makes his moves from them.
Doubles:
Doubles in backgammon are especially fun. If you roll a double,
instead of making the normal move with your men you get double the
roll. Thus if you roll 3-3, you get to play four moves of 3 spaces
instead of the normal two moves of 3 spaces.
Loose men:
A single unsupported man is called a loose man. Loose men are
vulnerable to being hit by your opponent's men. When a loose man is
hit by an opponent's man, the loose man is taken off the board and
must start around the board again, starting from your opponent's home
court.
Starting again:
If your side has a man hit, you cannot make any move until you bring
the hit man back into play. But sometimes you will not be able to
bring your man into play.
In backgammon you cannot play any man to a space occupied by 2 or
more of your opponent's men.
Points:
When 2 or more men are on the same space they protect each other
and cannot be hit by an opponent's man. Two or more men on the same
space are called a "point." Besides protecting men from being hit,
points are also good for blocking and trapping.
Making a Prime:
In order to trap your opponent's men it is a good idea to build a
"prime." In backgammon, a prime consists of 2 or more adjacent points.
It is best to have five or six in a row.
Strategy:
You should always consider the consequences of exposing a man which
may be hit. Early in the game it's not dangerous. But late in the
game, when your opponent has made several "inside points" (points in
his own home court), it may be disastrous to be hit.
Bearing off:
Once you have gathered all your men in your home court, you may
"bear them off" the board. The first player to bear off all his men
wins the game. You cannot bear off any men unless all of them are in
your home court first. If you are hit while bearing your men off, you
cannot bear off any more men until the hit man has returned to your
home court.
When bearing your men off the board, the main thing to consider is
safety. You've got the game won, provided you can avoid being hit by
your opponent.
One other thing about bearing off. If you roll a large number and
all of your men are on spaces lower than the roll, then you must take
a man off from your highest point. However, you may make your moves
in any order.
A player must move both numbers on his dice if possible. If he is
able to move only one number, he must, if possible, move the larger
number.
Gammons and Backgammons:
If you take all your men off the board before your opponent has
taken any men off, you have "gammoned" him (if you possibly had a
small wager on the game, you win double). Further, if your opponent
has a man in your home court or "on the bar" (a man that has been hit),
then it is a "backgammon" and you win triple!
Acey-Deucey:
Acey-Deucey is a popular variation of backgammon. The rules are
exactly the same as in a regular backgammon game except when a 1-2 is
rolled. The player who rolls the ace-deuce plays the 1-2 and rolls
again! This makes for a very wild and exciting game. The action is
much faster and games are shorter than in a normal backgammon game.
Comments:
This game can be played with two players or with one player against
the computer. I hope you enjoy the game.