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Backgammon for Beginners :. Backgammon Glossary :. B

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Back Game/Backgame - a strategy used by a player whose behind in the race but still has at least two anchors in the opponent's home board.

Back ManRunner

Backgammon -
  1. The name of the board game discussed in this website.
  2. A game result in which one player still has at least one checker on the bar or in the opponent's home board. Also knwon as Triple Game
Bar - the ridge that divides the home board and the outer board at the center of the backgammon board, on which checkers reside after being hit

Bar Pointthe player's 7-point; the point closest to the bar

Bear Offthe act of removing a checker from the board according to the outcome of the dice  

Beaver/Bianchean optional rule according to which the player who has just accepted a double may suggest a redouble while still owning the cube

Behind in the Count/Behind in the Racewhen a player has a higher pip cou¥×nt than his opponent; the opposite of Ahead in the Count

Blitza strategy whereby the player focuses on attacking the opponent's blots in his home board

Blockwhen a point is taken by at least two checkers to hinder the opponent's movement

Blota single checker that resides solitary on a point where it is exposed to being hit by the opponent

Board -

  1. The surface upon which the backgammon game is played.
  2. The quadrants that consist the board: one player's home board and outer board and the opponent's home board and outer board

Break a Pointthe act of removing a checker from a point that hosts two checkers while leaving it an open point. The opposite of Make a Point






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