1 Understand the backgammon board. Backgammon is played on a board that consists of 24 narrow triangles that are called... 2 Set up the board. Each player must set up his 15 checkers for the game to begin. The players' checkers will be... 3 Roll a die to determine who goes first. The player who rolls the highest number will go first. If both players roll... 4 Remember that you can double the stakes at any time. In backgammon,...