Backgammon Glossary
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Positional Play
A play that emphasizes fighting for and keeping key points over running or blitzing (1); a structural play.
A checker-play decision where strategy considerations dominate. See post by Adam Stocks. Compare: Technical Play.
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Ace-Point Game
A position in the late stages of a game in which a player is anchored on the opponent's one-point trying to hit a shot as the opponent brings his checkers home and bears them off.