There are 15 checkers of each color (a
checker is a backgammon piece). You should
also have four dice, two cups, and a
doubling cube. The color of the dice usually
matches the color of the checkers. Each
player selects a color.
To describe the points on the backgammon board, it is common to use a numbering system. Each of the points is represented by a number; the first point in your home board is point # 1, and the last point, counting in a clockwise direction, is # 24 in your opponent’s home board.
Set up your checkers as follows;
Two checkers on point # 24
Five checkers on point # 13
Three checkers on point # 8
Five checkers on point # 6
Your opponent sets up his checkers in a mirror image of yours.
It sounds pretty confusing, but if you look
at the diagram, you'll see it isn't so bad.
Now that you've set up your game, you're all
ready to
start playing!
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