Backgammon Quiz

What is the main objective of Backgammon?

• To block all points on the board

• To move all your checkers into your home board and bear them off

• To capture all opponent's checkers

• To accumulate the most points in a single game

How is the first player to start the game determined?

• By mutual agreement

• By rolling a single die each, highest roll starts

• By drawing lots

• By flipping a coin

What happens if you roll doubles in Backgammon?

• You move the numbers shown on the dice twice

• You lose your turn

• You must skip a turn

• You can only move one checker

What is a 'blot' in Backgammon?

• A point with no checkers

• A point occupied by a single checker

• A point occupied by two or more checkers

• A point that cannot be landed on

What must you do if you have checkers on the bar?

• Remove them from the game

• Enter them into your opponent's home board

• Place them back in your home board

• Move them to any open point on the board

How do you bear off a checker?

• By moving it to the bar

• By moving it to the opponent's home board

• By rolling a number that corresponds to the point the checker is on

• By rolling doubles

What is the purpose of the doubling cube in Backgammon?

• To end the game immediately

• To determine who goes first

• To double the stakes of the game

• To replace a lost die

What happens if a player refuses a double?

• They can propose a new double

• They must roll again

• They lose the game and concede one point

• They automatically win the game

What is a 'redouble' in Backgammon?

• Doubling the stakes again after an initial double

• A special move to skip a turn

• Rolling doubles twice in a row

• Moving two checkers at once

What is the consequence if a player is 'back gamed'?

• They lose three times the value of the doubling cube

• They lose twice the value of the doubling cube

• They must restart the game

• They win the game