Cat-gammon

Play Backgammon against Pythagoras, the math-genius Angora cat

Pythagoras

The Angora Math-Cat

Pythagoras 15

15 You

Meow. Care for a game of coordinates and probabilities, human? Roll the dice to see if you even get to start.

BORNE (PYTHAGORAS)

BORNE (HUMAN)

Fluffy blonde cat and sleek grey cat playing backgammon

Game Status

Initializing...

Roll to start.

Remaining Moves

None

Game Log

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We found an unfinished game against Pythagoras. Would you like to resume your game or start a new one?

Your Checkers Borne: 0/15

Pythagoras Borne: 0/15

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🐱 Rules of Cat-gammon

Play Backgammon against Pythagoras, the math-loving Angora cat! Your goal is to move all your checkers into your home board and then bear them off before Pythagoras does.

1. The Board & Pieces

You play as the Grey Checkers (moving counter-clockwise from point 24 down to point 1).
Pythagoras plays as the Blonde Checkers (moving clockwise from point 1 up to point 24).

2. Movement & Hitting

Roll the dice and move your checkers according to the numbers shown.
You cannot land on a point occupied by 2 or more of Pythagoras' checkers.
Landing on a single checker (a "blot") hits it, sending it to the **Bar**.
Any checkers on the Bar must enter the game first before any other checkers can move.

3. Bearing Off

Once all 15 of your checkers are in your home board (points 1 to 6), you can start bearing them off.
The first player to bear off all 15 checkers wins!

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