Backgammon Glossary

Glossary

The most complete glossary of backgammon terms

Term of the Day

Next

[From the online match between Kit Woolsey and Readers at GammonU. When the Readers' play is obvious, they are greeted with a link that says "Next" and the game proceeds without a vote.]  A move that is clearly better than the alternatives or obvious enough that it requires no explanation.

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Cock Shot

Entering from the bar with a roll of 6-2 and hitting a blot on the eight-point when the only open point is the two-point.

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