Play is governed by the toss of two dice. Where possible, both dice must be used in a move.
Players advance their counters around the board using the counts on the dice.
The first player to remove all 15 of his stones from the board wins. You may not move your stone to any positions with two or more opponent stones. You may however 'hit' a single opponent stone, which moves him to the center bar. The opponent may not move any of his pieces until all hit stones have been returned to the board via an appropriate dice toss. Backgammon is an ancient Oriental game now played all over the world.