The New York Times Book of Backgammon |
Contents
So You Want to Play Backgammon | 1 |
The Running Game | 15 |
The First Move | 25 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
accept advance back game basic play bear black bar point black five point BLACK INNER TABLE black one point BLACK OUTER TABLE Black rolls 4-2 Black rolls double black twelve point bring captain chouette Diagram I-1 dice different rolls direct shot doubling cube doubling number eight point expose a blot Game Number gammon hit a blot hit that blot hit your blot home board INNER TABLE 12 INNER TABLE BLACK INNER TABLE WHITE leave a blot lose nine point number of points open point opponent opponent's Oswald Jacoby OUTER TABLE 12 OUTER TABLE BLACK OUTER TABLE Diagram OUTER TABLE WHITE players roll point to produce position in Diagram position shown produce the position redouble roll a doublet running game shown in Diagram six point TABLE BLACK INNER TABLE BLACK OUTER TABLE WHITE INNER TABLE WHITE OUTER three point throw WHITE INNER TABLE WHITE OUTER TABLE win the game