Finally, someone who can explain clearly and patiently. You're a fantastic teacher - thank you for this amazing resource

My wife and I have been learning how to play from watching your videos. Your instruction is outstanding. We have enjoyed learning from you. Thanks!

@Ensor42

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for saying so. Glad the series was helpful. Cheers :)

I used to play Backgammon casually 13 years ago and I forgot how to play. Your videos have brought it all back to me. Thank you for the simplicity of your demonstration an instructions.

I couldn’t follow any other videos. This is by far the best. Clear instructions and I am good to play. Thank you 😊

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO SHOW HOW TO PLAY THIS GAME . I RECEIVED THIS GAME FOR A GIFT AS A CHILD AND OF COURSE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT BUT FOR YEARS I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY IT

@injanhoi1

5 жыл бұрын

Me too! I got the game as a present when I was child but didn't bother to learn about it. Now 48 years old I am discovering through these videos what a wonderful game it is!

Thanks for such useful series. I'm from Russia. There's no Russian videos about backgammon on youtube at all. So i watched the english versions. and your videos are sure to be the best of all. They're great for beginners. Now I understand the game completely)

I played this with my Grandfather when I was a kid. I had forgotten how to play. Thanks to your wonderful video, I am now playing with my 10 year old daughter. Thanks for the help!

Thanks for the great, easy to follow instruction! We started playing right away and love it!

WOW THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST INTRUCTIONAL VIDEO ON HOW TO PLAY BACKGAMMON!!!!! :^)

Your instruction is so good. I have learned a lot and look forward to playing.

Thank you for a really helpful video. It has taught us the game perfectly and we have thoroughly enjoyed playing it

THANKYOU for your excellent explanation. I can’t wait to give it a go.

all the videos were informative...first game of backgammon and my wife beat me. guess you taught her well.

That's so nice of you to say :) Thanks.

I've watched 10 videos so far and managed to defeat a CPU on line. Thanks!

Nice I like it!!!

Hi, sorry if the explanation wasn't explicit enough. To clarify; with red having the checkers on the 1 and 2 points, there is no roll of the dice that WON'T allow him to bear off both checkers to win. With a double 1 roll, he would play from the 1 point into the tray, from the 2 point to the 1, and then again from the 1 point into the tray. It wouldn't be necessary to use the available fourth move once the game was won.

Hi, this set of instruction videos is great, really clear and easy to understand. Do you know if there is a printed summary that i could take with me when learning this game??

Got a gammon on my third game! It was hilarious because he thought he prevented it but he didn't have a checker on the 3

Thanks

@23SportsKing23 Hi. Yes, you would just skip your turn until one of the points had fewer than 2 checkers occupying it, giving you a chance to enter.

@SuperCoolclay Hi, so long as the player had got at least one checker off before being put on the bar, then the game would be worth 1 point. If he still hadn't got any checkers off, then it would be a backgammon, and count for 3 points.

I was going to ask, when you said it didn't matter what red rolled with one checker on 1 and one on 2, what happened if red rolled a 1 1, but then realized that if it's a double like that, there are 4 moves of 1. Maybe that could be made clearer?

@trashtropper Once you have begun your bear off phase by removing at least one checker, you would only concede the single game if your opponent got all of their checkers off, regardless of where your remaining checkers were.

@1erXeneize Hi. That would be a single game to red, as black, despite being interrupted, had already begun the bear off phase.

First off, great video's! And a (perhaps dumb) question, at 1:57 you say that it wouldn't matter what was rolled. But what if red rolled a double 1?

@skatman339

7 жыл бұрын

Dutch Blades He would have gotten four moves of one, so he still would have cleared. hope that helps!

@dutch_blades

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the response ;) Looking back on it now, it was a pretty dumb question... I've been playing a lot of backgammon the past month and I'm really liking the game. I've even started playing some nackgammon for more laid back matches every now and then (less blitzing), and hypergammon for fun short matches. All thanks to your videos!

This is almost impossible but still possible, what would happen if one side had begun to bear off then got knocked to the bare and was unlucky enough to never get off the bar while his opponent cleared off his pieces having cleared pieces and still being on the bar, would the win count for 1, 2, or 3 points? Thanks for the great videos. I have been playing but not knowing the terminology.

Hi, thanks for these useful videos for a complete beginner like me. Quick question pls, if the black player managed to bear off a couple of stones, but for some reason the red hit one of the remaining black stones, and with the black stone still not played, red manages to bear off all his checkers.....Is that a gammon, backgammon, or single game?

@KripDrip :-) Well, "better" can be a very subjective word! Sweeping changes like these would carry serious consequences for the subtle balance of scoring, let alone the implications on doubling decisions and money play. I'm afraid I'm a bit of a purist when in comes my beloved game!

and waht happens if i have 1 checker in the bar but whit 1 checker beard off

@dexietable Hi, you're quite welcome :) I'm curious to know which computer program you're playing against... Not that I wish to dampen your enthusiasm or anything, but it may be advisable to be cautious when judging your progress against certain programs. For example, the Xbox Live Arcade game "Hardwood Backgammon" plays an appallingly poor game, even on so-called "expert" level - it even breaks the rules on occasion!

The 10 people who disliked this video should be slapped in the face.