| ' | When you get to the point where all of your pieces are in the inner board you may start putting the pieces away or start bearing off the board. When bearing off the board there are certain rules that must be followed. First, to bear a piece off the board, you must roll at least one more than the amount necessary to move the piece to the last stripe. Second, you may only move a bear off a piece if you either roll the exact number required, or if you roll a larger number than is required to move any piece off of the board. f you roll a nuymber that s not the exact number required, and is less than what is required to move another piece off of the boar,d you must advance a piece. Take the examples below: | |||||||||
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If a player loses without bearing off any pieces the score is doubled.
This is known as a Gammon. If a player loses with a piece still on his
home six points or in Jail the game is tripled. This is a Backgammon.
At any time during the game you may choose to raise the stakes by using the doubling cube. When you double the number of wins and losses are assessed by the value of the cube. If you play a normal game and win you will receive one win, If the doubling cube has been used three time you score eight wins. If you win by gammon or backgammon these statistics will be altered in the same fashion. Any time one player doubles the other may accept or decline. If they decline they concede the game. If they accept then the value of the game is increased by a factor of 2. Doubles are a volley effect. You may not double again until your opponent offers a double. Block pieces to score a Gammon or Backgammon
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