Backgammon Online
Below is a short list of the terms used on this site, and is not meant to be an all-inclusive list.
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advanced anchoran anchor on opponent's 5-point, 4-point, or 3-point
anchora point made in opponent's home board
backgammonwinning a game by a gammon and opponent still has chips in winner's home board or on the bar
barwhere a chip is placed when hit
bar-pointyour 7-point
bear offmoving a chip from your home board to off the board
blocka point made on the board
blota single chip on a point
chipa playing piece, also known as checker, piece, or man
closed boarda prime in a home board
cover a blotlanding one or more chips on a blot to make a point
doubling cubea die used to increase the points received by the winner of the game
gammonwinning a game in which opponent has not borne off any chips
home boardthe section of the board containing your 1-point through 6-point
lover's leapmoving a runner to your 13-point while it still contains your chips, usually on the first turn
make a pointplacing two or more chips on a point
pipdots on the die, also, the distance between two points on the board
pip countthe number of pips needed to bear off all of your chips
pointone of the positions on the board marked by a triangle
prime6 consecutive blocks of the same color
runnersthe 2 chips that start in opponent's home board on their 1-point
slota blot you plan to cover on your next turn
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