Backgammon — Robots vs Aliens
One of the oldest board games in the world, reimagined as a race between a fleet of robots and an alien swarm. Roll the dice, march your checkers home, hit your opponent onto the bar, and bear everything off before they do. An adjustable AI takes you from a relaxed beginner game to a calculating master.
How to Play
Each side has 15 checkers and races them around the board to their own home quadrant, then bears them off. The first to bear off all 15 wins. Robots move toward the bottom-right home; aliens toward the top.
- Roll & move: two dice are rolled automatically. Tap one of your checkers, then tap a highlighted point to move it that many pips. You must use both dice when legally possible.
- Doubles let you make four moves of that number.
- Hitting: land on a point holding a single enemy checker (a "blot") to send it to the bar. A checker on the bar must re-enter in the opponent's home before any other move.
- Blocked points: you can't land on a point holding two or more enemy checkers.
- Bearing off: once all your checkers are home, tap your off-tray (it lights up) to bear them off and race to the finish.
Difficulty
- Levels 1–2 · Beginner: plays loosely and races without much defense.
- Levels 3–4 · Casual: sensible moves, occasional risks.
- Levels 5–6 · Club player: values position, makes points and avoids blots.
- Levels 7–8 · Expert: looks a roll ahead and weighs the odds.
- Levels 9–10 · Master: the strongest setting — plays the percentages hard.
Tips & Strategy
- Make points — two checkers on a point build a wall the enemy can't land on.
- Avoid blots in range of enemy checkers, especially near your own home board.
- Build a prime: several points in a row trap enemy checkers behind them.
- Watch the pip count (shown in each player bar). If you're well ahead, race; if behind, play for a hit.
About This Game
This backgammon game runs entirely in your browser — the AI thinks locally on your device and nothing you play is sent anywhere. It works offline once loaded. It's part of the free game collection at Misunderstood Games.