Ssangnyuk
Ssangnyuk is the Korean game in the backgammon family. Roll two dice, race fifteen checkers home, bear them all off first.
Setting up the board.
Rules of this board
- Roll two dice and move your checkers that many points.
- Play both numbers with one checker or split them between two.
- Land on a point holding one enemy checker and you hit it.
- A hit checker goes to the bar and re-enters from the start.
- You cannot land on a point holding two or more enemy checkers.
- A point holds at most five checkers.
- Once all fifteen are home, you start bearing off.
- Bear off all fifteen first and you win.
The rules come from the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture, the National Folk Museum of Korea, and the Ministry of Culture. Where those sources disagree, the rules page shows each of them.
No account needed. The dice are a rule, not a draw. Each roll comes from the board number and the turn count. Open the same board again and you get the same rolls.
Your record
The game runs in this browser. No move and no result goes to a server. Any past board comes back from its date alone.