Backgammon 1.1 - Backgammon for the Newton plays exactly as the board game. Backgammon can be played agains a friend or against the Newton, or you can even watch the Newton play itself. Backgammon is a race between two armies of 15 men, each moving around a U shaped track consisting of 24 'points'. To play the game hold the Newton sideways. The line down the center of the board is known as the 'bar'. On this version, the bar also tells the player or players whose turn it is. Your pieces start from the upperleft and move clockwise. The object of the game is to move all your pieces onto your opponent's home board and then remove them from the board. Backgammon needs Newton Operating system 1.3 or later, It also needs about 75k of free storage space.