Learn how checkers move in backgammon, when a point is open, how to use both dice and doubles, and how legal and illegal moves differ.

Learn ten practical backgammon strategy principles: make points, build a prime, manage risk, count the race, and choose the right game plan.

Learn essential backgammon terms, from points, blots and the bar to bearing off, the doubling cube, prime and pip count.

Set up a backgammon board with a numbered diagram, a checker-count table and a quick check of movement directions and common mistakes.

Check backgammon rules at the board: starting setup, legal dice moves, bar entry and bearing off, with practical examples and a quick checklist.

Learn backgammon step by step: board setup, checker movement, doubles, hitting, entering, bearing off and basic scoring.

Heirloom backgammon rests on a simple fact: a well-made object outlives the game played on it, and gains its own story over time.

On the Mediterranean, the summer evening arrives with the light, not the clock. As the sun drops toward the water, the terrace cools. The table is not yet cleared; an unhurried gap opens in the middle of it. This is when the backgammon board appears. Because backgammon is not played to be finished — it […]

Two ancient games. Two opposing philosophies. Why one resembles the actual texture of consequential decisions — and the other does not.Two boards. Sixty-four squares on one. Twenty-four points on the other. Both have crossed five thousand years and the borders of every civilisation that ever cared to think. And yet, played side by side, they […]

Choosing a luxury backgammon set is not simply a matter of budget. A genuinely luxury set performs well across five criteria: material quality, interior surface feel, checker weight and balance, craftsmanship details, and colour character. This guide is designed to help you ask the right questions — and make a choice that holds its value […]