GAME RULES

The game is played on a board consisting of four quadrants with six elongated triangles of two opposing colors marked on each of them, which are known as 24 points.

Each player is given 15 identical checkers (white and red).

Two dice are used for the parlor game.

In case of playing matches it is also possible to include a doubling cube.

Points numbered 1-6 are called the inner board for the player using white checkers and points numbered 19-24 - the inner board for the player using red checkers.

In the middle of the board there is a narrow vertical area called a bar, where the checkers that are hit during the game are placed.

The game objective is to place all the checkers in one's own inner board and bearing them off.

The player who does so first is the winner.

Players move on the board in opposite directions, i.e. the player with white checkers moves from point 24 towards the point 1 and the player with red checkers otherwise.

GAMEPLAY

The game starts with each player rolling one die. The player who rolls a higher number of points moves first and starts the game.

The first player clicks on the board and rolls two dice. Then, he or she moves his or her checkers on the board according to the numbers presented on the dice.

The move can be performed with one checker by the sum of numbers on both dice or any two checkers can be moved.

The checker moved can be placed only on:

It is impossible to perform a move on a point occupied by two or more checkers belonging to the opponent. The point is blocked.

A player is obliged to perform a move in accordance with the number of points on both dice. If it is possible to perform one move only, the other checkers are in such a position that they cannot be moved, a player has no second move. If both moves are blocked, a player misses the turn.

A player who rolls doubles, i.e. the same number of points on both dice, he or she is authorized to make four moves in accordance with the number of points on one die. It means that rolling a pair of sixes a player can make four moves by six spaces.

A single checker on a point is called a blot and it can be hit by the opponent. When a player's checker lands on a point occupied by a single checker belonging to the opponent, the opponent's checker is hit and placed on the bar.

After the checker has been hit, the opponent is obliged to bring it back into the play in his or her first move. The hit checker is moved into the opponent's inner table, according to the dice roll (for the white checker player - onto points 1-6, for the red checker player - onto points 19-24). If the points are blocked by the opponent's checkers, a move cannot be performed; it is necessary to wait until any point in the inner table is vacant or until the number of points which is rolled on dice allows to place a checker on a vacancy in the inner table.

When the player moves all his or her checkers in his or her inner table, he or she is allowed to start bearing off the checkers. Bearing off is also in accordance with the number of points on the dice rolled. In case of the number of points being higher than the number of checker moves to be performed, the checker is born off the point situated the furthest.

If a checker happens to be hit by the opponent while bearing off, it is possible to continue bearing off after that particular checker was brought into the inner table.

GAME OVER

The game is won by the player who bears all his or her checkers off the board first.

SCORING

The game is won by:

EXTRA GAME OPTIONS

In case of a parlor game the options do not apply. Only if the match option is selected, it is possible to use the following game options: