Backgammon Glossary

Glossary

The most complete glossary of backgammon terms

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Trial (of a Rollout)

Playing a position out to the end of the game once (or to the point of truncation). A rollout consists of multiple trials, the results of which are averaged together to yield an estimate of the equity of the position.

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Acey-Deucey

The roll of 1 and 2 with two dice.

A backgammon variant in which the roll of 1 and 2 gives the player extra turns.  See: How to Play Acey-Deucey.

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