Backgammon Glossary

Glossary

The most complete glossary of backgammon terms

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Take Point

The minimum game winning chances at which it is correct for a player to accept a double; the point at which a player is equally well off accepting a double or refusing a double; a player's drop point.   Compare: Raw take point.

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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.

late stage backgammon position

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