Roughly, the aim of backgammon is to get all the pieces of the board. This is difficult because of the distance from the starting point to the ending point, and by the other player's moves. Notice that the numbering of the points is the same for each player. This means that one player's 24 point is the other's number one point. Points one to six are called the "home points." The player cannot move any checkers off the board without all his checkers being in this home board.

Although backgammon has existed for centuries, people have only recently begun to discover it in earnest, since it is far more widely available to the general public. It can be surmised that this is because of the online casinos. Once, you had firstly to know how to play backgammon, and then you had to find another player who also knows how to play the game. However, this is not the case today, where you can find games and players from the comfort and privacy of your own home. While computer backgammon is not quite the same as playing live backgammon, it is still a way to pass the time and to enjoy yourself.