Editing Backgammon (section)

=== Setup ===

Each side of the board has a track of 12 [[isosceles triangle]]s, called [[point (tables game)|points]]. The points form a continuous track in the shape of a horseshoe, and are numbered from 1 to 24. In the most commonly used setup, each player begins with fifteen pieces; two are placed on their 24-point, three on their 8-point, and five each on their 13-point and their 6-point. The two players move their pieces in opposing directions, from the 24-point towards the 1-point.<ref name="robertie-winners">{{cite book|last=Robertie|first=Bill|author-link=Bill Robertie|title=Backgammon for Winners|edition=Third|year=2002|publisher=Cardoza|isbn=978-1-58042-043-3}}</ref>

Points 1 through 6 are called the home board or inner board, and points 7 through 12 are called the outer board. The 7-point is referred to as the bar point, and the 13-point as the midpoint. The 5-point for each player is sometimes called the "golden point".<ref name="robertie-winners"/><ref name="hoyle">{{cite book|title=Hoyle's Rules of Games|url=https://archive.org/details/hoylesruleso8fav00hoyl|url-access=registration|edition=Third Revised and Updated|publisher=Signet|year=2001|pages=321–330|isbn=978-0-451-20484-4|editor1-first=Albert H.|editor1-last=Morehead|editor2-first=Geoffrey|editor2-last=Mott-Smith|editor-link1=Albert Morehead|editor-link2=Geoffrey Mott-Smith}}</ref>