backgammon
Text-based backgammon board game.
TLDR
Start backgammon game
$ backgammon
SYNOPSIS
backgammon
DESCRIPTION
backgammon is a classic board game included in BSD games. It provides a text-based interface for playing backgammon against the computer.
The game implements standard backgammon rules with simple command-line interaction.
GAMEPLAY
Players move checkers based on dice rolls, attempting to bear off all pieces before their opponent. The computer opponent provides challenging gameplay.
CAVEATS
Text-based interface only. Limited AI difficulty options. Part of bsd-games package on most systems.
HISTORY
backgammon has been part of BSD games since the early days of Unix, dating back to 1980s BSD distributions.