Backgammon Glossary

Glossary

The most complete glossary of backgammon terms

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Beaver

An immediate redouble by a player who just accepted a double. A player who beavers turns the cube up one level and retains possession of the cubeSee: Beavers.

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Automatic Doubles

An optional rule in money play: If both players throw the same number on the first roll of a game, the stakes are doubled. The doubling cube is turned to 2 and stays in the middle. Players usually agree to limit the number of automatic doubles to one per game.

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