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PipQuest

Backgammon looks like a game of luck — but the best players win by turning the dice into a game of skill. Count the race, spot the hit, and learn to predict the odds before you roll.

Level 1

Practice on a real board

Read the position and reason about it — the same skills the iOS app teaches, rebuilt for the browser.

Board Studio Read a full backgammon board: count the race (pip-counting) and spot the move that hits a blot. Every answer is checked by the same rules engine as the game. Predict the Odds Backgammon has exactly 36 possible rolls. Predict how many of them hit a blot — then we roll all 36 and count together. Learn why a checker six pips away is in real danger.

Concept kits

Sixteen short rounds — from the board and the dice to pip-counting, probability, the doubling cube, openings, and endgames. Hints when you need them; your progress stays on this device.

1. The Board & Setup The Board & Setup · 25 questions 2. The Dice & Basic Movement The Dice & Basic Movement · 25 questions 3. Hitting & the Bar Hitting & the Bar · 25 questions 4. Making Points & Primes Making Points & Primes · 25 questions 5. The Pip Count The Pip Count · 25 questions 6. Probability & the Dice Probability & the Dice · 25 questions 7. Bearing Off Bearing Off · 25 questions 8. The Doubling Cube The Doubling Cube · 25 questions 9. Blots, Safety & Risk Blots, Safety & Risk · 25 questions 10. Game Plans Game Plans · 25 questions 11. Opening Rolls & Early Play Opening Rolls & Early Play · 25 questions 12. Cube Strategy & Equity Cube Strategy & Equity · 25 questions 13. Anchors & Back Games Anchors & Back Games · 25 questions 14. Match Play, Gammons & Scoring Match Play, Gammons & Scoring · 25 questions 15. Common Mistakes & Good Habits Common Mistakes & Good Habits · 25 questions 16. Putting It Together Putting It Together · 25 questions

Sharpen up

A calm, self-paced speed round of concepts you've already mastered. Beat your own best — timer optional, no wrong-answer penalty. Nothing leaves this device.

PipQuest Sprint — a calm speed round → Quick recall of kits you've mastered. Self-paced by default; turn on a timer only if you want one.

Play together

Two ways to keep going — a same-device match with friends, or a trail through every kit. On-device only; nothing leaves this device.

Board Pass & Play (two players) Play a real game of backgammon against a friend on one device — roll the dice and take turns on the board, with hitting, the bar, and bearing off. No computer. Pip Duel (pass-and-play) 2–4 players take turns on one device — same questions for everyone, highest first-try score wins. Pip Quest — follow the map → A progression trail through every kit. Clear each stop of real practice, then move on.
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Meet the cast — the characters who teach this

Each one stands for an idea you’ll practice. Tap a character to read their illustrated story and hear their audio drama.

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📚 Books for PipQuest

Read the story, print a workbook, or color the cast — free PDFs to read offline or print at home.

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