Backgammon Glossary

Glossary

The most complete glossary of backgammon terms

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Dyscommunication

[Coined by Danny Kleinman in Double Sixes from the Bar.]  The negative impact on flexibility of having spare checkers exactly six pips apart.

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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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