Backgammon Glossary

Glossary

The most complete glossary of backgammon terms

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Otter

[Another furry rodent, by analogy to beaver and raccoon.]  An immediate redouble (while retaining ownership of the cube) by the player who just accepted a raccoon.

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Clockwise

The direction your checkers move around the board when they are set up to bear off to the left. When your checkers move clockwise, your opponent's checkers move counterclockwise.

Backgammon checkers direction

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