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Learn backgammon & checkers
The written edition of Boardgammon’s 55 interactive coach lessons. Every lesson walks a real board position step by step — what to look at, what to play, and why — exactly as the in-app coach teaches it.
Backgammon paths
Classic backgammon
Tournament variant
24 points · dice priority, primes, hits, bear-off, scoring, and cube.
Nackgammon
Tournament variant
A deeper opening with extra back checkers and standard backgammon rules.
Plakoto
Greece
Greek Tavli pinning: trap lone checkers instead of hitting them.
Fevga
Greece · Turkey
Greek and Turkish race play with head movement, no hits, and single-checker blocks.
Checkers paths
English checkers
Global
8x8 · dark squares, forced jumps, kings, wins, and draws.
International draughts
Global
10x10 draughts with backward captures, flying kings, and maximum capture.
Russian draughts
Russia
8x8 draughts with backward captures, flying kings, and free capture choice.
Dama
Turkey
Turkish checkers on every square with straight-line moves and orthogonal jumps.